Peter Makes Scuba Diving History

Now normally when we post something like this it is because a diving professional makes new depths or is awarded for excellence in the diving Hall of Fame or does something no other diver has done....well, our Peter, has done the unknown....and this should and I think will make, all scuba diving books.

First let me introduce Peter if you dont already know who he is. Peter is an instructor from Sweden who stumbled upon the Abyss Dive Center after Christmas. We welcome him to our team and continue to enjoy his sense of humor, diving skill and well, you have to meet him, but we just enjoy having Peter around. He works hard, loves what he does and particularly loves to dive.

So a few days ago, he was teaching some students their skills off the shore, as the pool was being overhauled, and everyone was amazed at the amount of small crabs that were in the water. It made the class fun and gave the new students some eye candy while they went through their drills. Their dive was great, with more things to see, and all was wrapped up for the day. Seeminlgly uneventful until they left.....

At 5:30 p.m., Peter ran to the hotel and asked Nicola to look in his ear....as he thought he had a crab in his ear....you can imagine the laughter that echoed throughout the hotel. Trying not to embarrass the poor thing, Nicola checked his ears and suggested he go to the Hyperbaric chamber after work and have the new ear camera check things out.

Off Peter went to the Chamber to have this annoying crackling checked out in his ears...to make a long story short, the ear camera was put into his left ear, went around the corner of his eardrum and there was the hermit crab, big eyes and all....the doctor and Peter jumped as this entire investigation is viewed on television......a 34 inch screen for all to see. Now we dont want to keep laughing but this is the first time in the history of scuba we have ever heard of an instructor with a crab in his ear...as this is being written we still can not stop laughing...a crab in the ear....who would have ever guessed.....

The next task, now that it was confirmed that there truly was a crab in Peter's ear, was to get it out....how did the Doctor do it you ask...with a huge syringe of OLIVE OIL that forced the poor animal out...when it ran out looking for air, or water, Peter and the Doctor jumped again as it was hanging from Peter's earlobe for dear life....

So Scuba History has been made....a crab in the ear with no damage to anyone....or anything....just a few scratches and a whole lot of laughs....Peter has pictures if you want to see them...he may be selling them to pay for his bill at the Chamber...

Catch Up Time

Whew, Easter just finished, The Famous Semana Santa is over and we have time to reflect.....and have time to let you know all the great things that have been happening....lets catch up and review the diving, the hotel and the great life we have here in Mexico.

So for diving; The Treasure Hunt went off without a hitch this year. It did not fall on David's birthday so there was no cake, but the prizes were fabulous, the attendees had fun and we had snorkellers join us this year. Due to the success of this addition, we will run it again next year, so bring your non-diving friends to the event. The Event plan is being worked on as we speak so look out for the 2008 date and list of prizes.

The boys have been seeing bull sharks, whale sharks (yes i did say whale sharks) and lots of barracuda. Peter, our new Swedish instructor, and Todd our other instructor for some reason keeps missing it all, but everyone else is getting a great glimpse of these amazing animals. They claim that they do not have Superman eyes, but they get to see it on video. Steve caught some on video and others have taken photos....this is a sweet deal. Even sweeter is the arrival of the Tarpons which are slowly coming back to Tortuga for their summer vacation. For those who have seen them, they really are a wonder. For those who have not, it is a must. We have schools of huge tarpon that seem to hang out at the end of the dive on Tortuga, and we are blessed every summer with this. They are here now for 6 months, the end of November, so plan a quick get away to see this and more....Now Peter would like it if i mentioned that he saw to day a very rare eel, the Chain Morey on Jardines....this he is excited about, as he gets excited each and every dive when he gets out there to see what we can see.

Tulum is doing well and we are getting more and more divers to the area. We are pleased to see that our clients and new clients want to see a different part of the MesoAmerican reef. It is a very different experience to Playa Del Carmen with some very distinct corals, little drift and short boat rides.

And finally the hotel. We have had a great time with the hotel in the last 6 months and have started our renovations. The House, CasaBlanca, is done and we will be posting photos shortly. The house has 6 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, an entertainment room, diningroom for 14 people and a kick ass kitchen. It has been a long Mexican process, but we were prepared for this. Our patience has paid off and the end product is fantastic....we willl let you know when the photos are up on the website of the hotel, www.tropicalcasablanca.com and the webpage.

So what is next, some tranquillo days, some fun diving, more fun diving and some more fun diving. Life is getting easier with the hotel, we have to say, as we have our divers with us all the time, loving it and we think, those who have had the experience of the true stay and play, the Abyss way, have enjoyed thier time.

I think we are all caught up.....the diving is great, the hotel is great, our friends are great and thanks to everyone who has been by in the last few months...we are back in full force and ready to take you diving.....it is what we do best and what we love to do....