COZUMEL 6 APRIL

PHOTOS : Callie and Luc´s day full of adventure!

The weather has not cleared up, but I decide to honour my dive booking (Callie, of course arrives at the dive shop and starts making excuses about his ear – everyone just bursts out laughing!). But the sea is very rough, and we cannot take Luc on the boat. We have to take a taxi to the protected harbour as the sea is too rough to launch from the jetty. It is cold and I have no expectations for the diving. We do not go out far, but much better under the water than uptop. Turns out to be a stunning dive. Great viz and good sea life – highlight was the small pipefish. We go back to the harbour to rest – it is freezing and we seek the sun. Second dive on paradise reef and the mission to find the seahorses. Once again a beautiful dive. First small little reefs and then we venture into the sandy area where we finally find a little seahorse – amazing. Opal (the divemaster) also finds a dragon pipefish – it is so small, don’t know how she spotted it! We are just on shore waiting for the taxi when it starts to pour down! I am freezing by the time I get home! In the mean time Callie and Luc uses the scooter to go down south. They went to the Punta Sur National Park right at the bottom end of the island (where the weather was calm). African Luc was happy to see the massive crocodiles – he must be missing home! He turns out to be even braver when he climbs the light house (134 steps – no wonder his mother went diving!). Apparently he was a bit weary when looking down and opted not to stay on top too long. The Mariners and Navigation Museum next on the list and Callie cannot get Luc away from the big steering wheel. Whilst the divers are freezing their butts off, the two adventurers got all the sunshine! A boat trip up the Columbia lagoon for some bird watching (this lagoon opens up during the rainy season and this is the time when a lot of the sea fish come in to have their babies). The day at the park is ended off with a snorkelling session between the millions of cruise passengers in their life jackets! Luc then meets Bob Marley at a Rasta Bar!!! One the way back they get soaking wet in the rain, but the boys are not too bothered. I only hear later that Callie had a tough time stopping Luc to open the throttle of the scooter! Dinner at Rock ‘n Java - we are now locals here as well!