Day 4 - Cozumel

What a perfect day we had in Cozumel today! The ship didn’t dock until 1 pm, so we had a lazy morning to enjoy. Unfortunately, we are not lucky enough to be able to sleep past 6 am, so we were up early. Andrew lounged in the room and I had a great 3-mile run. We had breakfast in the dining room where Andrew was tortured by being seated with a large group. Typically we ask for a “table for two” so he does not have to interact with other humans, however we forgot to say that this morning. We sat with three couples from Florida who talked about their golf carts and how they were likely to be kidnapped in Cozumel. They all agreed that their children would not be likely to post ransom. I supposed that, if their children don’t like them enough to sell a golf cart for ransom, kidnappers are unlikely to want to keep them long either. However, in the spirit of social niceties, I kept this thought to myself.

After breakfast we laid out on the deck reading and sunning. It was a great day for it, warm but a bit overcast. After being appropriately crisped by the Mexican sun we had a light lunch, rounded up our plentitude of scuba gear, and made our way off the ship. After a short cab ride we arrived at the dive shop and headed out on the boat to our first dive site inside one of the National Marine Parks in Cozumel. The first dive was 70 feet along the beautiful Santa Rosa Wall. The water was so deep on one side of the wall that you could not see the bottom. It’s a little anxiety-provoking if you think too much about what could swim out of there, so I chose to focus on the amazing reef wall instead. On this dive we saw two stingrays, parrotfish, and many other fish I don’t know the names of. We also got to swim through a reef cave/tunnel, which our dive certification instructor in Minnesota said we should never do, because the risk of being trapped is too high. Oh well, we lived to tell about it. The 45-minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and we headed back to the boat to change tanks for dive number two.

Dive number two was 45 feet along a flat reef. For this dive I took the camera so we have a few photos. Yes, more fish photos for those of you who have missed them! If you look carefully, you’ll see a Morey eel, a spotted eel, and a turtle. Again, the dive was over too quickly and we reluctantly headed back to the ship.

By the time we showered and rinsed all our gear, it was time for dinner. We were both famished after the diving so were happy to eat! Andrew had shrimp and mac & cheese (from the kids menu); I had chilled mango soup and flat-iron steak. All delicious, as usual!

Now we’re back in the room relaxing and will call it an early night. Tomorrow is our last day and it will be a full day at sea, so more doing nothing will be on the agenda! We’re looking forward to exploring the rest of the ship, checking out the shops on board, and working on our books.