Cozumel Day 2

3-18-08 Dive 76 Tormentos 55 ft 61 min

Ran out of reef. It was pretty windy so we couldn't go far. The visibility was still about 50 ft and I didn't think it was as bad as last year.
Bottom time to date 71:31

Dive 77 Las Palmas 64 ft 55 min

Windy, but visibility was still good. Everyone was talking about the weather, but I didn't think it was too bad. I thought it was a good dive.

Bottom time to date 72:26

Night dive pictures

Cozumel Day One

3-17-08, Dive #73, 61 ft, 53 min
Dalela
Great dive, 10 divers, Sergio Jr is the dive master and we are on the Nuria. The Nuria is a leased boat. They are so busy the have three boats running now.
Saw a large grouper, big eel tail, and lots of other fish.
They sent me up at 725 psi and I hated to go. 700 is the normal start up time.
Dove with me new computer for the first time. Sergio showed me how to use it.
I left the old gauges on because I needed the security of knowing I knew how to read it.
My new weight belt worked great. I hardly felt the 22 lbs of lead around my waist.
My mask leaked a little and fogged up some. If it continues I'll tooth paste it again.
Bottom time to date 68:34

Dive #74, 68 ft, 53 min
Cedral

This was an end of reef dive and it was great. So many fish and colorful sponges. I saw a rock beauty angel fish (black and yellow), and the biggest parrot fish I've see, except maybe on Ohau. Great dive.

Bottom time to date 69:27

Dive #75 49 ft, 63 min
Night dive, Chunkaab Reef

Alfonso, Diego, Diego's brother, and a cute young couple. His name was Mike and he helped me get up on the platform at the end of the dive. I was ok when we started, but we kept circling around long enough for me to get anxious. As soon as I got in the water, I was fine. My new light was awesome. Connie out did herself when she bought me my birthday presents. We saw a squid, sting ray, big crabs, lobster, splended toad fish, round rays, slipper lobster, and some strange stripped snake looking thing. A first happened tonight and it will probably never happen again. When I got on the boat Connie was there waiting for me.

Bottom time to date 70:30

Cozumel 2008

Spring break 2008. My birthday 3-16 and I am on an airplane headed for Cozumel, Mexico to dive all week. What a great plan. We (Connie and I) took Mexicana to Cancun, where we met David. We all got in a taxi and headed to the ferry. Arrived in Cozumel and walked our luggage to the Hotel Flamingo. We are on the third floor again and in a small room. They redid the rooms and the balcony rooms only have one bed now. We will make do.

Science Camp

On February 22 I headed out with 6 parents and 39 students to Blue Sky Meadows Science Camp. It was a Monday through Friday gig and the kids had a ball, even though some of them got home sick. I was sick with a cold the entire week, but I had to stay in the infirmary anyway and being sick mad it easy to stay in. I hope we will be able to do it next year. It depends on the grants available. It was a good week.