Movie
Cocos Island
Saturday - June 25, 2022
Had a 5:30am Uber ride to SFO. Hung out in the lounge for a bit before boarding a five and a half hour flight to Miami, bit of weather delayed landing about 20 minutes. An hour in the lounge, then a two and a half hour flight to San Jose, Costa Rica. Took a taxi to the Marriott about 15 minutes from the airport. Checked in, headed to the bar for a poke bowl and some wine. Then bedtime.
Sunday - June 26, 2022
Had breakfast at the hotel, then had a one and a half hour van ride to Puntarenas where we boarded the Argo at the Undersea Hunter dock. The argo is a 130' scuba liveaboard with the rear portion dedicated to a submarine capable of taking 3 people to 1000'. Stowed our gear, then relaxed for a bit until the rest of the group arrived. Met Dave & Brenda, Kerry, John & Claire, Sandra & Fulvio, Peter (Tio), Charlie, Matt & Kalena, Angela, Ruth, Thibaut, and his father Thierry. Had a safety briefing, then the ship set sail for Cocos Island, a 36 hour crossing. Chit chatted with the other divers, had dinner, then went to bed with the boat rocking around a bit.
Monday - June 27, 2022
Boat was still rocking when we woke up. Had breakfast, a few people stayed in their cabins due to all of the motion. Hung out talking to the other divers until lunch, then had a briefing on the Deep Sea, the submersible. Got assigned the Wednesday morning time slot, very exciting. Relaxed for the afternoon, had dinner, then off to bed.
Tuesday - June 28, 2022
Boat arrived at Cocos Island around 4am. We got up around 6 for coffee and breakfast. Had a dive briefing at 8, then around 9 we headed out for the checkout dive. Nice peaceful dive, quite a few white tip sharks, a couple of rays, and a few other fish. Second dive was about two hours later. A bit of current, but we saw a hammerhead being cleaned, and then a couple of other hammerheads. Had lunch back on the boat, the relaxed until 3 when we did our final dive. Saw some white tips sharks swimming in the current in a channel, as well as a rock fish. Then it was back to the boat to discuss the day, have a tasty dinner, then head to bed.