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CoCoView, Roatán, Honduras Dives

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CoCoView Resort

Speaking of accommodating dive resorts; Canidlover and I think CoCoView, Roatán, Honduras is Paradise, and we recently returned from our third trip in as many years.
We had a some pleasant conversations with Betty and Scott Lumbert, who manage CCV for Bill and Evelyn Evans. Betty does the resort side, and Scott the dive side of things. We found them to be very cordial and capable people; if you travel to CCV after reading this, please tell them "hello" from Neal and Andréa.

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Banded (Barber pole)
Coral Shrimp
I recently found out that Scott and Betty are no longer managing CoCoView. If you have any information I can use to update this part of my page I would appreciate hearing from you!

I like the resort because with the dive shed open from five a.m. to eleven p.m. I can easily do five dives a day: two boat dives in the morning, two boat dives in the afternoon, and a night or early morning shore dive. My companion, who prefers to snorkel, likes it because she says the "backyard" has much to offer - she sees as much life in five to 25 feet of water as I do in 60 feet (but I get closer to that life), or she sits on the beach, reads a book or plays with Blenny or Reggae, the resort's canid mascots. Bill and Evelyn's canine companion, Killer, is also around, but he is of the age that is better suited for appreciation than that of playmate. The divemasters let you set your own dive profiles, and if you have a computer you can use it to extend your dive time on those sawtooth trips, checking out the marine life in some of the sand canyons that are scattered along the walls on the route back to CCV. You can do this twice day as a "drop-off" dive, once at CoCoView Wall and once at Newman's Wall
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The resort is definitely designed with the comfort of the dive-addicted in mind. In fact, I have heard it referred to as "dive camp". You don't need to bring many clothes to wear except a change of swim suits. The three meals a day are buffet-style, and the clubhouse is always open for a drink, cup of coffee, game of darts, or teaching new language phrases to one of their many parrots. Since CoCoView is a closed-off peninsula, so there is no stray traffic walking through the resort, or onto the beach. Everyone must arrive/depart via a boat. There is a nice gift shop and all purchases can be kept on a tab until reconciled on your second-to-last day before departure.
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Hawksbill turtle & Diver
There is a small snack bar nearby if you suffer terminal munchie attacks between meals, and various local artists alternate visits to the clubhouse, bringing their wares to sell Monday-Friday. Conveniently located on the dock next to the three dive boats you will find a full-service dive/photographic center that can easily solve any technical problems you may encounter while at CCV. The dive center is ably run by Patti Grier; she runs an evening buoyancy clinic one night per week and can certify anyone interested. The photographic center is run by John Haught; who offers underwater instruction, rentals, and videography of your dives.

Shore diving/snorkeling is made simple with a chain across the ocean floor to lead you in and out of the pass in the reef wall. (This makes it impossible to get lost!) The chain starts just off the beach at a handy dive platform, and stops at the bow of the Prince Albert a 120 foot long "wreck" to dive located in about 70 feet of water near the middle of the two channels. Starfish Photo

On night dives, the first team to go out hangs a strobe light on an underwater beacon in about six feet of water above the chain. The divers attach their respective room I.D. tags to the chain; at the end of the night the diver whose I.D. tags are the last on the chain brings in the strobe! The strobe can easily be seen from quite a distance in any direction so nocturnal journeys along the walls, or to the wreck, can be accomplished confidently, knowing that you will not end up coming ashore in the wrong place.

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