Dive Review of Scuba Pablo/Villa Yak a'lil in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Scuba Pablo/Villa Yak a'lil: "Good.", Nov, 2015, by Bob Robertson, FL, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 8772.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	There were several of us staying in Villa Yak a'lil. It is a nice big 3 story house that is on the ocean and the southern end of the island away from town. It is perfect for family groups. Pablo picked us up on the beach next door, weather providing. We had several 'special needs' and Pablo handled them all with expert skills. He was very good at making sure we were all treated as well as expected. Between the dives he had water and fruit for us. During the dives he made sure that we saw things and would shine his flashlight to get our attention. The currents were slow to medium and not a problem. Several times Pablo went up with the beginner divers and let us stay down with the buoy until we were ready to come up. One of those dives we saw an Eagle Ray come over the reef. I was surprised that there weren't more soft corals, and was hoping that the colors would have been prettier. It was a 'big deal' when we found flamingo tongues on a fan coral, just because there weren't many of them. Overall the fish seemed larger than other places we've dove. The Gray Angelfish, French Angelfish and Parrot fishes were large. The highlight for me was the pipe fish. Pablo found it and I was surprised he saw it. So tiny! We saw nurse sharks free swimming most every day as well as Moray Eels and big lobsters. Electric Rays are abundant as well.Several times we saw large Turtles calmly eating while French Angel fish gathered around for the scraps. The last day we did a night dive and I saw 4 octopus. No current on the night dive. The only negative was the fact that Cozumel was hosting the Iron Man competition and when we were all trying to get to the airport it was a mess! Traffic stopped going north and south. We just gave ourselves plenty of time and had no trouble catching the flight home.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Michigan, Florida, Costa Rica, Dominica, Turks and Caicos, Galapagos, Bonaire, St. Kitts
Closest Airport	Cozumel	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Scuba Pablo/Villa Yak a'lil in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Scuba Pablo/Villa Yak a'lil: "Good.", Nov, 2015,

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Dive Review of Scuba Pablo/Villa Yak a'lil in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan