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How to Pack: Carry-on, Personal Item, Checked Bag

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Now that we know what to pack for trips to foreign countries (i.e. Cozumel, Mexico), the next thing we’ll look at is how to pack.

Keep in mind that you are allowed a carry-on, a personal item (i.e. purse, briefcase), and with a trip like this you’ll need a checked bag. Nowadays, checked bags cost a few extra dollars. Each airline is different so make sure that you check with the designated airline to make sure you meet regulations.

Other regulations to keep in mind items that can and cannot be included in carry-on bags as well as size limitations (think 3oz or less). With this day in age, there are many regulations on what you can travel with and where. Better to be prepared. Continue reading→

Foreign Travel: the Group Trip to Cozumel

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Saturday was Ground Hog Day. Ground Hog said early spring. Now on top of that, they say that the groundhog has been correct only 40% of the time he predicts early spring… So, take his word for what it is worth. Ground Hog day is actually in February. Do you know what February equals here at Extreme Sports SCUBA… other than Extreme Dive Club (tomorrow, Thursday, February 7, 2019) … The Group Trip to Cozumel.

So, either the joke will be on you, you as in those headed to the land of warmth and water… or the joke will be on us… the ones who have to stay here in the bitter cold. We’ll see. Ground Hog, who will win? The Group Trip to Cozumel or the rest of us.

What to pack for the Group Trip to Cozumel?

Paperwork:

If you have never traveled to a foreign country, make sure you know what paperwork is required. For the Group Trip to Cozumel, you need a passport.

2 tips about your passport:

  1. If you’ve never had a passport, make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get a passport. They say to allow yourself at least 3 months. There is a website that tells you everything you need to apply for a passport.
  2. Check the date on your passport. It needs to be valid. Don’t let it expire while you are on your trip. Double check the valid date at least 3 months in advance in case you need to renew your passport. Also, check with the countries policies, some countries say a passport can’t expire within X number of months of your trip so you can get in.

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Equipment Maintenance Seminar, When, Where, Why?

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Equipment Maintenance Seminar

  • When: Saturday, February 2, 2019
  • Who: Grady Weston AND YOU
  • Where: Extreme Sports SCUBA classroom
  • Why: Because there will be donuts!… Haha, just kidding! To learn Equipment Maintenance
  • How much: FREE

So this month, if you have been following along, we have been talking about equipment maintenance. So far we have covered Cylinder Maintenance, Regulator Maintenance, How to Store Equipment, and Wetsuit Maintenance. This was leading up to the Equipment Maintenance Seminar class THIS SATURDAY.

What will be covered in the class?

  • Regulators
  • BCs
  • Cylinders
  • Fins
  • Masks
  • Wetsuits
  • Save-a-Dive kits

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Cozumel Group Trip – February 2018

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Time for a recap of our Cozumel 2 week trip. Grady and I went down to Cozumel a day early so that we could get everything ready for our group before they arrived.

After the group arrived for the first week, they did some shore dives to do weight checks and get comfortable with their equipment before heading out on the boat the next day. Continue reading→

Shhhhhh It’s a Surprise… Take Two

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Let’s play a little game… It’s called Have you Met Dan?

Dan shows up on this blog quite often. He also is an Assistant Instructor here at Extreme Sports SCUBA. But if you really know Dan, he likes to get involved in shenanigans.

But this year, we actually got him!

Backstory

January 17th is Dan’s Birthday. Mark your calendars!! And this year he turned the big 6-0. He told Carlene he didn’t want any surprises on his birthday, no birthday party, no big fuss. And… he thought he got by with it… That is until……

Jump forward a little over a month and he and Carlene had plans to go on the first week trip to Cozumel. So plans were made to have a surprise birthday party for him while in Cozumel. Carlene hit Deb up for help and the plans moved forward.

Now, Deb and her entourage stood in front of the banner and had people “sneak” over to sign the card. They stood in front of the card like they were having a good conversation so as to keep Dan out of the loop. Continue reading→

February 2018 Post Recap

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If you’re keeping track, we’ve now finished the month of February. Gosh, where is the year going? Before you know it we’ll be bringing in the New Year. Time, please do us all a favor and SLOW DOWN! If you remember in January we did a Post Recap, mainly because we had 31 blog posts for the month. However, we thought it might be fun to track our posts throughout this year.

Here we are, doing a blog recap for February, that way if you missed a post, they are all right here at your fingertips! Now, compared to last month, we had considerably less blog posts. For one… there are only 28 days in February, but for two we didn’t blog every day. This month we had 5 blog posts with 2 reposts to Facebook. Links to all 7 posts are below. Click on the picture to read them in case you missed out!

Now let’s look at the top 5 blog posts for February:

  1. 2016 – Scubapro Hydros Pro BC Review
  2. 2017 – Mantis M2 Personal Dive Computer
  3. 2017 – Seawing Nova Fins
  4. 2018 – Hello from Cozumel
  5. 2015 – Chili Cookoff Official Rules and Silent Auction Items

Honorable Mentions:

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Underwater Statues in Cozumel – Jacques Cousteau

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As most of you know (and if not I’m letting you in on a secret) we still have a group trip going on in Cozumel right now. Who is jealous? Especially of those who went for 2 weeks and missed out on the nasty cold weather last week. Since we still have a group in Cozumel, I thought it might be fun to do another post on Cozumel.

Today we’re going to feature the Statues that are underwater just to the right of Cozumel Marine World.

The Statues of Cozumel

Last year when we had a group down there, Deb and I were diving off the shore from the Cozumel Marine World Pier. That day we had a couple different groups go out. Everyone kind of dispersed in multiple directions. Deb and I went right. Not too far from the pier, we came across three statues. We knew one was Jacques Cousteau, but the other two were a mystery. Once we were back, I started doing some research and we found out that the woman statue was Sylvia Earl and the other male statue was Ramón Bravo. So the question is, just who are these people? I’m so glad you guys ask these questions ;).  Today let’s focus on Jacques Cousteau.

Jacques Cousteau

States of Cozumel - Jacques Cousteau

Jacques Cousteau is kind of known as the Father of SCUBA Diving. Continue reading→

Hello from Cozumel

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Hello from beautiful Cozumel.  We’re sitting in the lobby of Hotel Cozumel.  We hear a rumor that you may have ice back home.  Don’t worry we have ice here too, in our drinks.

Our trip started with a 5 am flight out of Tulsa. After arriving in Cozumel, and getting through the airport and immigration, we took a short bus ride to the hotel.  We checked in, grabbed a bite of lunch, and then headed to the swim beach to do our checkout dive and maybe another dive or two.  Then back to the room to unpack, clean up, and off to dinner.  After a wonderful and exhausting day, it was time to head off to the room to get some much need sleep.

Up early the next morning for a 6:30 am breakfast, then to meet the dive boat at the dock at 7:45 to get loaded and off before 8:00 to Cozumel’s world-famous dive sites.  Continue reading→