It has been 20 years since I was there but I really liked it. The water was warm enough for a 3 mm suit, no hood as the water is alleged to be 80 degrees in August.

I just did several dives right off the shore around to a rocky point right in front of a hotel.....you can check with the dive stores at hotels.....or you can just get your tanks filled and shore dive right off the beach. It was a real easy entry and a nice lazy sight seeing filled dive.

You can pay more $ and be taken to the local islands.....I would do a day trip to one of them which looks interesting.

Dolphin Dive Center was at the Long Beach Scuba Show.....they are a PADI facility and I have a sneaking suspicion they would treat you right. You can also go in and pick their brains about local diving. they have giant squid night dives which would be REALLY cool.