Dive Review of PaPa Hogs/Villa Blanca in
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PaPa Hogs/Villa Blanca, Feb, 2006, by Russ Battisto, MN, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 2326.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	We've visited Papa Hogs frequently over the years as they are professionals with great small fast boats, fun boat captains, great divemasters and all around fun to dive with. We stay at Villablanca next door because it's clean, affordable and friendly as well as NEXT DOOR to Papa Hogs, a great convenience. Hog Town Restaurant has fantastic food and convenient for dive monsters who want a good breakfast as well as a quick lunch between morning and afternoon dives. Also a good place to watch the sun set during happy hour after a great day of diving. Reefs got beat up after Wilma so "old-timer" will see real differences. Lot's of sand covering coral (not good) but fish life and variety seems to be better than ever. We hope to return in August 2006 to see how things have progessed.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Many Carribean destinations with a couple of side trips to Fiji & Africa.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	76-79°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No limitations except safety and common sense. Strong currents in winter limit vis more than usual.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	UW Photo equipment accepted and handled properly. On small boats no water available to put cameras in for trip to dive sites so extra care needed to protect equipment.

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Dive Review of PaPa Hogs/Villa Blanca in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

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