Scuba Diving - UNDERWATER TALKING

A quick update on my latest post related to scuba diving with hammerhead sharks at Cocos Island (Coco Island, Costa Rica). This video will give any diver a good idea on what to expect to see during the immersion. Don't be scared by the number, because during day hours it is very common to see schools of sharks formed by more than one hundred sharks. Enjoy!

I don't know if you notice the underwater communication equipment that these divers are using. I know they are professional divers and underwater video makers (probably using expensive underwater communications equipment), but my point here is that these devices are very useful in any situation.

Ocean Technology Systems (OTS) offers a product for sport divers called Buddy Phone®, the technical name of these devices is 'Ultrasonic Transceivers' or 'Underwater Communications Equipment'; another option is the one produced by Divelink. In my humble opinion Ocean Reef offers the best of the best, the Neptune Space product line...dream equipment not for the average sport diver.

Scuba Diving Exotic Place – Coco Island and Costa Rica

The Coco Island is located at 373 miles (600km) southwest of Cabo Blanco in the Pacific Ocean. The official name in Spanish is “Isla del Coco” and is also referred as “Cocos Island”. The Coco Island is a National Park where you can find more that two hundred species of fish, more than fifteen coral types, and what I consider the main attraction, more than ten types of sharks, from including hammerheads to whale sharks.

Have you ever seen a wall of fish? These living walls are formed by schools of fish. The Coco Island is one amazing place where you can scuba dive and at the same time see something unique, like a large group of hammerhead sharks, the Coco Island offers not only great scuba diving spots but also a variety of above the water activities for your after scuba hours.

Another interesting thing about Costa Rica is that you have access to endless diving spots in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, some of the best places for scuba diving are: Murcielago Islands, Coco Beach, Samara, Cabo Blanco, Montezuma, Tortuga Island, Quepos, Cahuita, Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo.

In general, Costa Rica’s beaches are quiet places, but just in case you decide to swim instead of scuba dive, you have to be careful at the following beaches: Bonita, Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica’s most beautiful coral reef), and Barranca, since there are no lifeguards and these beaches have strong rip currents (riptides). Remember if you get trapped in a rip current, do not fight it, your best option to get out of this situation is to swim parallel to the shoreline.