Our second outing was to actually go diving. We had a different boat and two other divers. We…read morewent to a location that Terry called 'The Pyramids'. From the surface it appeared to be a large rock sitting in the middle of a large bay, below was vertical walls that went down more than 80 feet beneath the ocean. We circled the rock as we we descended observing all sorts of sea life. I tried looking up the name of the fish we saw all over the place but I couldn't find it. It was a smaller fish but it's dorsal fin rose above the fish and appeared to be longer than the fish itself? This dive took us to eighty feet, we motored over to La Boquita and anchored near the wreck that is right off shore. This was a little more difficult of a dive being that the deepest we got was 25 feet, it's a little harder to managed your buoyancy in that shallow of water. Still had a great time with Terry, who is a excellent guide to the underwater world of Manzanillo!

The owner charged me 6,000 pesos for 1 pool session, 4 open water dives, and the final exam. We…read morecompleted the pool session (2 hours long) and cancelled the rest at the suggestion of the owner. Out of the 6,000 pesos he only offered 1,000 for a refund. When I asked why he said "cost of materials". The "materials" was the PADI log book which is a tiny paperback pamphlet with 80 pages total. So that cost him $300 apparently...nice, right? Take your business to someone who isn't a con artist.

I spend a lot of time at the beach and I have a lot of respect for what they do at the Tortugario…read more They are responsible for a huge stretch of coastline and making sure that as many turtle eggs as possible actually hatch and are able to scurry out to the ocean. They have a number of pools where they keep two different species of sear turtles, iguanas, and crocodiles. The highlight of the adventure is taking a boat tour around the estuary. South of Manzanillo there are a series of estuaries that get relatively less salty the farther you go. They produce that awesome rock salt in the ones closer to Manzanillo. The estuary behind the Tortugario has water that is much more hospitable to wildlife. There are lots crocodiles, tons of birds, snakes, iguanas and all sorts of wildlife that backs up all the way to the freeway. The tour costs a little bit more, but is well worth the price of admission. Every time I am in Cuyutlan I am trying to make time to go check out the estuary tour again. Take your camera and enjoy the scenery.