5/31/2012

Day 4

Yes, I went on a night dive last night and it was cool. No, I don't have pics yet. Maybe later today. On the night dive we saw a nurse sharks, tons of crabs and lobsters, and one fine octopus! it was at Ceder Point again. I still think night dives are mostly overrated but where else can you see an octopus?

This morning we went on 2 dives - Punta Sur and Punta Delila.  Punta Sur was very far south and at the point of descent we saw 3 black tipped sharks! Not very big ones but still super cool. The rest of the dive was pretty chill with some cool swim throughs.

Between dives, we stopped at a sandy area where we saw a small flounder and a cool starfish.

On the second dive we saw a little cute turtle and lots of arrow crabs. There were some cool swim throughs, one where the divemaster tried to go down a dead end and had to redirect.

Later today, I took the catamaran out, by myself, and brought it back by myself too!! No need for a rescue tow! I was pretty proud of me. That was super fun.

Oh and one of my rainy day activities yesterday was painting one of their pre-made pottery. Photos to follow. Came out pretty well I think!

Adding to list of favorite things: getting in hot tub after diving in the rain - fantastic!
Also, blogging on the beach!











5/30/2012

Midday - on a rainy day

I just got back from 2 swims with a catamaran ride in between. Now, I'm chilling with my freshly made mojito. Nice!

The catamaran guy was nervous to let me take one out. Apparently just yesterday someone got stranded out there and he had to tug the guy back. Understandable. But he took me out and I showed him my great navigational skills and he's willing to let me go out by myself next time. Score!

Day 3 - day off (likely night dive though)

Last night dinner was at their "especiale" Mexican restaurant. It wasn't very special but I did have lime soup which I love. The weird thing was that there was a clown making balloon animals. I got a balloon bracelet.

I find that at least here everything's better with a little lime :)

Mimosas for breakfast - ah - the life!


5/29/2012

Diving - day 2

2 morning dive - fantastic!!
First dive - Santa Rosa Wall. There were some great swimthroughs. We saw a spendid toadfish - the kind that's only found in Cozumel. We saw a turtle also. I kept having issues with my mask so was annoyed during this dive.

The second dive was absolutely amazing!! We went to Ceder Point. There were large schools of fish just hanging out. We did an awesome swim through - the best one by far. The we saw nurse sharks (3 sightings, unclear how many different ones), a turtle, 2 yellow stingrays, and incredible large lobsters that made us all hungry!!

Now for some chillaxing on the beach! Maybe a night dive tomorrow?