Cozumel 2012 - Day 5

Today's diving was "fly diving." The currents were very strong so there are few good photos, as we were traveling too fast to focus. We saw some great sea life on Columbia Reef and Dalila Reef. For the first time since we started diving, a diver on our boat was placed on oxygen and sent in on another boat. This young man had been out binge drinking last night, decended to about 50 feet and then swam straight to the surface. It's a long story, but it could have killed him and it's a good lesson of "diving while stupid." Don't ever do it! The incident made us appreciate our Dive Master, Julio, and the dive shop, Dive Paradise, that much more.

Grey Ray

Sand Eel -- There was a colony of these (maybe 20) in the sand, standing 6-8 inches out of the sand. As you approach, zip, down they go!

This is not Nemo, but it's close!

Juvenile Peacock Flounder. This little dude is about 2" long and very hard to find.

Sea Scape with Black Grouper

Octopus, at home in his hole with little fish standing guard.

Lizard Fish