The Weather is Here...Wish You Were Beautiful

Cozumel

I don't think that anything I write can truly describe my experiences in Mexico. Rob and Bina were fantastic traveling companions -- fun and adventurous -- I can't remember the last time I laughed so much.

The weather was incredible (86 with scattered clouds every day). The people in San Miguel are friendly, helpful, and truly happy. Why is it that we Americans have so much but complain about everything; yet in other countries they have so little and are so content? I am going to work harder to incorporate their happiness and zest for life into my everyday.

We were able to snorkel right in front of the hotel, earned our SCUBA certification and completed 4 dives. Aqua-Safari was our dive shop. They kept us safe, confident and entertained.

The diving was incredible -- we saw many types of tropical fish. I was amazed at how big they were! The diversity we were able to see in just a few dives was amazing: a stingray as big as my dining room table, huge puffer fish, smiling green morays (one was 5 ft long), octopus, barracudas, sea horses (which are less than impressive, they kind of look like sea weed), a group of squid (Bina insists they were a family), just to name a few. We hired a guy to make a dvd of our dive -- he gave us an incredible souvenir. At one point in our dive, he was on the other side of the reef and found a 7 foot nurse shark. I know they are perfectly harmless, but I am glad I didn't see it. I probably would have panicked.

I'll leave you with the image I will always cherish...rows of hammocks on the beach of the Caribbean (or is it the Gulf?), good company, gentle breeze, a little shade, cold cervaza; and five minutes later, a beach massage for $8. As for the rest of the trip -- what happens in Cozumel, stays in Cozumel...