Cozumel 2012 - Day 7

What a treat this day turned out to be!!  We woke up early and decided  to wing over to the other side of the island to see if we could catch some other birds.  Wow - Heron city!  If you want to see more - check out www.cherylawarren.com/index.htm.

Then we got quickly got ready to dive and headed to the pier.  We splashed in and started our dive....all of the sudden there was a pack of 7 - YES 7!!!!!  Black tip reef sharks.  They were swimming fast and whipping around to see us as we swam to see them.  OMG - was that exciting!!

After they took off we were just catching our breath when two eagle rays came along.  They were curious and hung out with us for about 5 minutes!  WOW!!!  That was amazing!!  And then there was a free swimming nurse shark.  That is a rare site indeed because usually they are curled up sleeping under a ledge.  He swam right between John and I.

We think it was Cozumel's way of saying - glad you came and see you next year!  Spectacular!!

black tip reef shark

Eagle Ray - see his mouth?

Nurse Shark coming!!  See Cheri in the corner?

Nurse Shark

Cozumel 2012 - Day 4

More diving - Yippee!!!!  Even though it was pouring rain - the diving was AMAZING!  We dove and dove and it felt like on every dive that nature was taking it up a notch.  We saw so many wonderful things and had such a good time with our friends!  The seahorses are back!!  The eagle rays are in!!  And life is everywhere just waiting to be seen!  Thanks to our dive guide extraordinaire - Roger - we saw all of these animals!

While it was dismal on top below the sea....yipeee!

fire worm

moray eel

scenic undersea view

Cheri Cat fish

Eagle Ray

turtle

angelfish

seahorse!!

Cozumel Mexico - November 30, 2010 - Palancar Caves - Day 2 - Dive 3

Max depth of 84 Feet for about an hour

It had been a long time since we had dove the swim throughs at Palancar Caves.   Even though the word caves is in the title, it's a misnomer.  This area is filled with coral pinnacles that have big gaps in them.  Advanced divers, who are good with their bouyency, can swim in and out of the gaps and often see a world rarely seen.  The insides of the tunnels are filled with a kaleidoscope of colorful corals; pinks, reds, greens, browns, oranges, and vivid yellows.  Big fish like to hide in them.  

Sometimes you can surprise a shark of a ray.

Eagle Ray!  Until you've seen one it is hard to describe the magic you feel when you do.  These are magnificent, shy creatures with 8 to 10 foot wing spans.  Their bellies are white, but their backs are black with hundreds of iridescent circles.  Their faces literally look like an eagle, hence their name.  As we came around one pinnacle there it was! When she saw us, she pulled up short and turned to retreat to the deep.  In those few seconds we all felt blessed.
 

Enjoy!

Cheri & John