Bad timing.
I had looked up all the great diving beaches, checked out the maps and guides... we should have been right at the end of the season, but the "season" ended a bit early this year, and the rains came with big surf and strong winds. None of the north coast tour boats was running... all I got were answering machines telling me "the season was over." Even the Helicopters were grounded from time to time.
It was quite dramatic and still fun, but disappointing in that my snorkel gear went largely unused... we explored several good restaurants instead. GRIN