15
Jan
Dive Photos
Photos from the two dives:
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15
Jan
Dive Maria La Gorda
Over to the center at 8 am and book in for the dives.
Mine costs me 80CUC for a two tank dive. 35 each for the dives and 10 CUC rental for the equipment.
Can't remember the names of the dive sites but both dives are very good.
In addition to the dives, the boat guys caught a fish about 2 minutes after leaving the dock:
14
Jan
Maria La Gorda
Anchor of MLG and go ashore and check-in.
Dave and I lay a bet that they search the yacht here; I'm pleased to say he won! This is the first time we've stopped and they haven't searched the yacht - a miracle!
The officials here are very friendly and the process is completed fairly quickly.
Over to the dive center and book two dives for the following day - yee ha!!
11
Jan
1st Dive of the Trip
We push on for a couple of short days, anchoring each night. For some strange reason, being away from the prying eyes of the Guarda Frontera, Ministry of the Interior, etc., does wonders.
Obviously nothing illegal is going on but one detects a sense of paranoia in this country. Still, their laws, their rules.
We move out to the reef at the west end of Cuba and drop anchor. Gear up and then drop in in about 13m of water.
There's not much to see but it sure feels good to get the dive gear on and get in the water again.
