Several members expressed interest in my reaction to Cabo Pulmo. First, visit my website to see the images
http://www.sharneal.com/DIVING%20INDEX.htm
The diving was unique. The panga operation by itself was worth the trip. Pushing boats around on the beach with a pickup truck in order to save the environment was a real disconnect.
The cabins were very hot, but the fans helped. I had no problem keeping my D125s, my computer and my wife's video equipment fully charged, even while doing 25 dives in 9 days.
The schooling fish are something else. Huge schools that do not spook when approached so a 10.5 mm lens can fill the frame.
The pangas were really hard on equipment. We lap carried/protected our cameras whenever the pangas were moving, and after we jumped out of the water to wade ashore, we had the cameras handed to us. The increased O-ring maintenance because of the sand in the surf zone was traded off against pounding the equipment while they beach the pangas.
Overall, this is a worthwhile site to visit. The schooling pufferfish evoked memories of the StarTrek episode "Trouble with Tribbles".
Free swimming morays were abundant - great for video.
All in all, a good trip
Neal
