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Sigh...my 3 weeks in Cozumel came to an end as I returned home last night. It is going to be a difficult adjustment, I can tell.
Final tally - 36 dives with Scuba Mau, I've already said it but I love these guys. Got my AOW certification with Mau - next stop, rescue. Dove my deepest dive ever at Devil's Throat (139 feet) and my longest dive ever at Cedral (1:22). I really felt my diving improve on this trip, it all kind of came together and clicked and I'm getting more confident about what I can do. Just things like hovering close to the ground and not freaking about hitting coral, relaxing and hanging motionless at the safety stop, improving my air consumption...that kind of stuff. I came on this trip just shy of 50 dives and left it getting within sight of 100 dives but I finally really feel like a mostly competent diver. Yay!
Creatures - man, I saw them all. Sea turtles, sharks, eagle rays, seahorses of all colors, pipehorses, nudibranches, a juvenile something-or-other that looks like a little black and yellow marble...shrimp, crabs, lobster, octopus, a frog fish, two lionfish (one captured, one escaped)...fanworms, eels (including a gigantic moray swimming out loose), barracuda, grouper...I could go on for days but I think you get the idea.
I had friends with me the first week and was fortunate to get to dive with and/or meet some really great people during my last two weeks. Some shoutouts to those who I know post on the forum:
firstdive2005 - man, this guy can dive (and does, multiple times a day, we're talking serious stamina here). Not only that, he is really, really nice and encouraging and gives excellent diving tips. Thanks for helping me out, Kevin - you rock and I would dive again with you in a heartbeat. The Canadian contingent was out in full force and I loved every minute with you guys.
ikwik69 and surely - it was great meeting you two, wish we could have dived together but hanging out together topside was loads of fun also.
diverG - also fun diving AND hanging out with you! I know you're there one more day so if you get this message in time, have a drink at La Hach for me tonight.
beachdiva - sooooo good to have another partner in crime to hang with - girl power! We will always remember the speedo and the bronco ride, lol.
Oh, well, they say all good things come to an end and this one did. Now it's time to plan my next trip and new beginnings!
Final tally - 36 dives with Scuba Mau, I've already said it but I love these guys. Got my AOW certification with Mau - next stop, rescue. Dove my deepest dive ever at Devil's Throat (139 feet) and my longest dive ever at Cedral (1:22). I really felt my diving improve on this trip, it all kind of came together and clicked and I'm getting more confident about what I can do. Just things like hovering close to the ground and not freaking about hitting coral, relaxing and hanging motionless at the safety stop, improving my air consumption...that kind of stuff. I came on this trip just shy of 50 dives and left it getting within sight of 100 dives but I finally really feel like a mostly competent diver. Yay!
Creatures - man, I saw them all. Sea turtles, sharks, eagle rays, seahorses of all colors, pipehorses, nudibranches, a juvenile something-or-other that looks like a little black and yellow marble...shrimp, crabs, lobster, octopus, a frog fish, two lionfish (one captured, one escaped)...fanworms, eels (including a gigantic moray swimming out loose), barracuda, grouper...I could go on for days but I think you get the idea.
I had friends with me the first week and was fortunate to get to dive with and/or meet some really great people during my last two weeks. Some shoutouts to those who I know post on the forum:
firstdive2005 - man, this guy can dive (and does, multiple times a day, we're talking serious stamina here). Not only that, he is really, really nice and encouraging and gives excellent diving tips. Thanks for helping me out, Kevin - you rock and I would dive again with you in a heartbeat. The Canadian contingent was out in full force and I loved every minute with you guys.
ikwik69 and surely - it was great meeting you two, wish we could have dived together but hanging out together topside was loads of fun also.
diverG - also fun diving AND hanging out with you! I know you're there one more day so if you get this message in time, have a drink at La Hach for me tonight.
beachdiva - sooooo good to have another partner in crime to hang with - girl power! We will always remember the speedo and the bronco ride, lol.
Oh, well, they say all good things come to an end and this one did. Now it's time to plan my next trip and new beginnings!
