I arrived here on Sat the 3rd of July and it has been a busy time ever since. Though with the wind and rain going on now, I may have to come to a screeching halt tomorrow. Sunday we dove with a local shop here. It is a good operation, but we had to wade out to the boat. Of course they said it was ankle deep, but on me it was over my waist. Then we got to do a back roll off the side. It was a little tricky because the side was a little higher than my butt wanted to go. All's well that ends well because we did a couple of nice dives. No where as nice as Cozumel, but ok for here.
Monday July 4th we took Brent to Cozumel. He had never been there so he had no idea of the treat in store for him. It was a long day. We had to catch the 7:00am ferry and since we are at a resort it is a $10 cab ride away. We dove with Aqua Safari, located on the strip across from their dock and we got there just in time to fill out all the paper work and get on the boat. Our first dive was Palancar Caves, second Yucba, and the third was Paradise Reef. All three great dives, but I think I wore the other two out. Brent was so impressed he is planning a three day trip over there after I leave. Darn
Today Yvette and I dove the Cenotes. Fresh water cave diving is very interesting and it was quite the adventure. It poured rain all day so the boats were not going anywhere else, so it was a good day to do it. It has rained so much and the river is up so high the place where we went in was up to my knees in water. (It is suppose to be dry) Needless to say no sun was shinning through the various holes so it was a dark dive. Good lights were a must. I wore my 3mm wetsuit and a 3mm shorty and a hood and I was toasty. Yvette didn't wear the hood and she was cold. She is a bit of a chilly willy though. I'm really glad I did it, but I would never give up a day of diving on Cozumel to do it again.
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