Coki Beach Dive Club

This was our first go at scuba diving so we were a tad nervous about it. The guys here had us at ease within minutes. They were laid back, but very good about making sure we knew what we were doing. The dive was fantastic! He pointed out a few things along the way and was constantly making sure that we were OK. It began to rain at the end of our session, but it didn’t even matter since we were wet anyways! Our experience here has made us want to get certified.

Before I do the review, I need to lay out the cast of characters:
Me — I’ve been scuba certified for 7 years, but haven’t gotten wet in at least 5 years.
My husband — he just passed his scuba certification the weekend before.
My cousin — master swimmer (she’s from LA), and is practically scuba certified — she just needs to take the formal test.
My cousin’s boyfriend — can swim, really wants get scuba certified, but just don’t have the time yet.
My brother — can’t swim, and terrified of drowning and the water — but while on the cruise, has learned how to snorkel if nothing else.
So as you can see, there was a huge range of scuba experience and abilities at play on this excursion. While on the ship, we all decided to do a dive together, but as only my husband and I were the only certified divers in the group (and as he was just certified, and I haven’t been diving in 5 years) we decided that we would all do the non-​certification scuba-​dive excursion called «Discover Scuba» so that my cousin, her boyfriend and my brother could join in as well.
When we arrive, the dive master gives a quick, but completely through (and fun) crash course in scuba diving. He was also mildly hot, and the me of 12 years ago would have been all over him. Oh yeah baby. The other dive master was also hot. Hmmm… I think I remember why I got into diving in the first place… all the hot guys. Seriously. If you like the bohemian beach surfer look, but want the guy to have a job and not live in a rundown shack — check out the scuba crew. Trust.
But I digress.
During the dive, he led us down slowly, and made sure that we had plenty of time to equalize (when you dive, you get pressure in your ear, like when you fly) which I is something that I always have a problem with (but oddly, only in my left ear). He did a great job of pointing out fish and coral and gave both my brother and cousin plenty of time to rattle off a billion photos. Yes, my brother, who doesn’t know how to swim, decided that it was a good idea to bring a camera underwater. Because being distracted with the camera is such a great idea when one is 40 feet underwater. Sigh.
It was a pretty fantastic dive. I loved the little crash course, as it was a great refresher, and I love that my brother is now totally gung-​ho about getting scuba certified. Of course, we need to teach him how to swim first. Eh, details.
Oh, just a note about Coki Beach — the beach is a gentle slope into the water, so it’s an easy entry way. There are tons of rocks, which is covered with coral, sea urchins (which made me sooooo hungry. I heart uni), and fish of all kinds. The day we were there, the water was so crystal clear that visibility was easily 30ft. *AWESOME*. And yes, the photos that my brother and cousin took were *perfection*.
Note: The Coki Beach Dive Club is a little mobile shack/​unit that pulls up to Coki Beach every day or something, which is why there is a PO Box for the address. But it’s right by Coral World so you can’t miss it.