COZUMEL 7 APRIL

PHOTOS : Courtyard at Villas Las Anclas & the diver fountain in Cozumel.

This is our last day of diving and looking at the rough seas we knew that our planned deep dive was not going to happen. The dive site is the Devils Throat (Punta Sur). The dive starts at 30 meters on the reef and then goes deeper into a deep blue (and this is the one I really wanted to do!). Luc is in tears when he sees the rough seas and I decide to stay on shore with him – so Callie goes off on the dive. We go for pastry and juice and to update internet and once again lunch at Rock ‘n Java. Callie is not back when we get to Caribe Blue and we chill out next to the pool. I decide to do the afternoon dive – this will be the last dives of the holiday!! How sad!!! When Callie gets back, we hear that they managed to do the Devils Throat!! But he only did the first half of the caves – so I don’t feel too bad. But they saw some other stunning things – splendid toadfish, snapping shrimp and a minute sea slug. He however says that he enjoyed the Santa Rosa Wall (2nd dive more). Our dive master is great and also takes us to Santa Rosa Wall. I decide to do a deep dive – all on my own as the rest where much shallower and I did not have a dive buddy. What a stunning dive! Lots of caves and stunning wall with beautiful formations. We see a massive turtle which swims up to me as I exit a cave. I stay most of the dive on 30 meters and eventually have to do a 6 minute deco stop. Which was not too bad, but then the dive master had to go up (this was his 5th dive of the day) and all the other divers decide to abandon me. On 3 minutes my tank came loose and I ended up doing the last 3 minutes with my tank under my arm!! The second dive is on Palancar Shallow, and we see lots of drum fish, I spots a Scorpion fish (the find of the day) and a massive lobster who goes for a stroll out in the open! By the time we get out we are freezing. Callie immediately orders a Cuba Libre and another one for me, and then Victor (the manager) gets us going on two massive strawberry Daquiries! By the time we get home I am wasted – deep dives and too many cocktails! I go to sleep and the men decide to hit the town. They end up eating at a very local restaurant, but Luc hates the food and thanks to him, I get Chinese take-aways when I finally wake up.