Detecting Cozumel….Any issues?

[taltexan]

My son is going to Cozumel Mid July and wants to do some detecting while he is there.

Is it legal on the beaches? Any problems with Customs getting a detector thru? Or any other issues that you guys have had. Thanks, Dennis

 

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[CASPER-2]

I DIDNT HAVE ANY PROBS - HOPING TO GET BACK THERE ONE DAY
FINDS FROM MY TRIP
ALL IN WATER

 

[FLauthor]

Loaned a detector to a lady friend who stayed a couple of weeks. She pulled a lot of Pesos out of the sand, had no problem disposing of them to the children who followed her. She found no jewelry, still a novice but she had fun.

 

[dale3fan28]

just got back a month ago from there.....wish I would have brought mine

 

[Metal Detecting Stuff]

He needs to check around, some of the beaches are now restricted. I had a customer come back and tell me two of the areas he tried to hunt were now off limits.

Wayne

www.metaldetectingstuff.com

 

[gus]

curious what beaches they had problems with. i know some ai try an chase off non guests.also lots folks with machines now days an its possible someone working at a beach club does not want the competition. el presidente is hard to get to unless you are a guest

 

[CASPER-2]

I HAD NO PROBS IN WATER - I DO KNOW THAT SOME RESORTS DONT WANT NON GUEST ON THEIR DRY SAND - BUT THAY CANT SAY WATER IS PRIVATE -- ANOTHER REASON I STAY LOW AND FARTHER OUT IN THE WATER - NOW AND THEN HAVE HAD A FEW YELL HEY TO ME - I WONT TURN TOWARD THEM AND MAKE LIKE I CANT HEAR THEM -- THEY USUALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU FOUND AND POSSIBLY CLAIM IT THEM SELVES - LIVE AND LEARN THING - HAVE HEARD OF SOME ASKING FOR A FEE (ILLEGALLY ASK) AND OTHERS SAY YOU HAVE TO TURN ALL GOLD INTO THEM (ILLEGALLY) - I NEVER - NEVER SHOW AND TELL JEWELRY - IF THEY TELL ME SOMEONE LOST SOMETHING - IVE NEVER HAD A PROB LOOKING FOR IT AND TELL THEM I'LL TURN INTO THE FRONT DESK (WHICH THEY USUALLY MAKE A FACE AT - CAUSE THEY WANT YOU TO GIVE TO THEM SO THEY CAN KEEP IT OR COLLECT REWARD FOR IT)
I HAD A GUARD YELL AT ME AT RESORT TIGER WOODS STAYED AT - BUT I HAD READ ALL THE TRAVEL BOOKS STATING THE WATERS ARE PUBLIC ALL AROUND BARBADOS BUT THEIR SAND IS PRIVATE - MY GAL SET UP A BLAMKET JUST OFF OF THEIR SANDS AND I JUMPED IN THERE - HE TRIED TO TELL ME TO MOVE ON - TOLD HIM WATERS ARE PUBLIC AND SHOOK MY HEAD NO - THEN PUT MY HEADPHONES BACK ON AND MY FACE BACK IN THE WATER - WHAT S HE GONNA DO - SWIM OUT AND GET ME
I THINK ABOUT EVERY CARRIBEAN ISLAND STATES THAT THEIR WATERS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - THEY DONT WANT ANY RESORT SHUNNING THEIR LOCALS - THEY WILL STOP THEM FROM SELLING OR HANGING AROUND THE DRY - BUT THE WATERS ARE FREE- AT LEAST IN MY TRAVELS SO FAR

curious what beaches they had problems with. i know some ai try an chase off non guests.also lots folks with machines now days an its possible someone working at a beach club does not want the competition. el presidente is hard to get to unless you are a guest

 

[Metal Detecting Stuff]

I'm not sure which beach, it was a public beach he had hunted many times in years past. This time, as was assembling his detector, he was approached and told it was no longer allowed.

Wayne