My Equator Adventure: Cozumel- last stop in Mexico

May 6-9, 2016

My last stop in Mexico was the island of Cozumel, a 45 minute ferry ride from he mainland, with the skyscrapers and resorts of Playa del Carmen still visible from across the water. There, I had 3 days of diving.

Unfortunately no underwater photos, but I can tell you it was lovely. There were towering coral formations against extremely blue water, straight out of National Geographic. There were walls that sank straight down into deep blue water too far to see. And one dive had wide rolling sand hills with giant conch shells leaving trails in the sand as they wandered around.

I saw my first shark. It was sitting head-first in a cave doing nothing, and was BORING! The next day there was one swimming out on the wall, more like I thought a shark should be.

The views from the boat going out in the morning and coming back were fantastic, and my first two days I had an excellent dive buddy.

I did a little wandering around the island, though it was über-touristy which appeals less to me.

One day wandering I discovered a fountain show in the plaza.

The next night it turned into a lighted water show, and either because it was Mother's Day, or because it was Sunday, or because I just happened to be there on the right night, there was a live salsa band playing as well.

Not only was it good music, the whole patio in front of the band turned into a dance, and it was fun to watch everyone. They ranged from young couples who obviously had danced before, to old couples with not much technique but lots of spirit, to the young parents dancing with their 2 year old, to the gringos who decided that hip hop was the way to go.

I went diving every morning, and my last night I tried to have a fancy dinner. It wasn't the greatest, the waiter obviously didn't know the difference between a natural juice and a soda, but I tried. And I got a great sunset at the end.