Sea Sports Scuba - Katy

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  I've been on numerous dive trips with Sea Sports Scuba and have always found them well organized and "as advertised". My latest trip was with Tracy Vercher from the Katy store and was no different. Tracy was great. A trip leader should be there to make sure things go smoothly and as planned but shouldn't be a distraction and try to always be "leading" your trip. This was my first trip with Tracy and he was just right. I would have no hesitation going on another trip with him and we've already discussed a trip we would both like to go on. We stayed at the Flamingo Hotel at Flamingo Beach, Costa Rica and dived with Aqua Center diving. The hotel was very nice with large rooms (be sure and get a room with a patio) and the staff was very friendly. Aqua Dive Center picked us up at the hotel and we drove for about 5 minutes to their office. There was no marina or dock so we walked a hundred yards to the beach and were picked up by a motor boat that took us to the nearby dive boat. It may sound like an ordeal but it really wasn't. We dove at the Catalina Islands which are inhospitable volcanic sea mount islands about 20 minutes away. The waves were about 3-4 feet and there is always a current, but not too strong. This is not a "Caribbean Reef" dive. There is no coral reef only lots of rock but I was very surprised at the sea life we saw. Turtles, spotted rays, urchins, moray eels (lots), and white tip sharks, just to name a few. I enjoyed the diving as it was a change from the typical coral reef dive. Everyone really enjoyed and commented on the extra activities we had scheduled during our week long stay. We went zip lining along the tree canopy one afternoon and on a jungle trip down a crocodile infested river on another afternoon. I hope Sea Sports Travel reads this review and starts to schedule more trips like this. PROS: very nice hotel, good diving and the fun side trips. CONS: Isolation, this is not a tourist or dive mecca. There are 2 small open air restaurants (both very good), a small store, pharmacy, and souvenir shop within walking distance. THAT'S IT. If you want to do anything else you have to drive several hours and a lot of the roads are not very good.
  By Chris B, July 12, 2017

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