Cozumel 2012 - Day 3

Today was a beautiful day of diving. It was supposed to be storming, but apparently the storm chose to bypass Cozumel, and we appreciated that very much. Our first dive was on a reef named Palancar Caves, for those of you familiar with the reef system. There are many cave-like swim throughs in this area and the dive was to a maximum depth of about 90 feet. Our 2nd dive was on a reef that is far down the island to the south and is our favorite location. We will probably go back two or three more times this week. It's name is Columbia Shallows and the maximum depth is about 30 feet. For those who aren't divers, you may think that since it's not deep, it's not good. You would be wrong. The sunlight penetrates nicely throughout the entire reef system and the colors are beautiful. It is probably the very best place to take pictures. Today the area we were in yeilded an abundance of sea turtles and nurse sharks along with a vast array of tropical fish along with a few sting rays, lobster, and other cool critters. These are just a few of 180 or so photos we took today. We hope you enjoy them and we're looking for your comments. God bless.

Grunt Fish

File Fish



Nassu Grouper (approx. 48 - 54 inches long)



French Angels

Nurse Shark with Grunt Keeping Guard

Sea Turtle

Juvenile Queen Angel (approx. 1 1/2" lg. Great shot, Reva)

Green Sponge (ask Scott Mills what it's used for)

Four Eyed Butterfly Fish

Male Parrot Fish

Orange Warsse

We found no mermaids, but this "old man of the sea" followed us around all day. Actually, our Dive Master, Julio, always kids Mitch about being an old man, so when Mitch found this stick of wood on he sea floor, he had to have some fun!