Cozumel Diving December 2022
I dove with Scuba Diving Cozumel | Bottom Time Divers Cozumel and we left the marina at 8 every day.
Dive times were between 60 and 70 minutes with a couple of 75 minute ones.
Good weather and warm.
Water temps around 81-83 F. The weather in November has been hotter.
Medium currents the whole time with the first day at Palancar Gardens running slow to the south.
Alot of particulates in the water.
Quite a few tiger groupers and not many black grouper but we did see three large ones together one day.
Lot's of eels especially large Goldentail.
Quite a lot of Splendid Toadfish.
Several seahorses. I posted two but there was another greener one of a pair that I did not get.
Lots of small fish and quite a few drums.
We did not see many lionfish but did see a large on deep on, I think, Tunich wall.
We did not see alot of turtles.
A few Eagle rays and all singles. Some reported seeing a pair on a day I did not dive.
Lots of boats out and many groups of divers on the reefs. We generally picked an area where there were no or few boats.
We seemed to dive the Palancars, San francisco, Cedral wall, Punta Tunich, Yucab and Tormentos alot. Santa Rosa once. Not once did the other divers want to dive La Francesa, Dalila or Cedral Pass. Their loss.
Tons of tourists off cruise ships in town. I still haven't quite figured out the street parking. Yellow seems to mean two different things depending on the time and side of the street. They do have some signs up. The police seem to be warning people who have parked incorrectly. I don't want to have to go get my plates at the police station.
One of my tanks had a bad valve and, unrelated, my HP hose started leaking. I swapped it with a spare. The new booties rubbed my feet raw so I will have to find a solution.
One of my fin blades split in the middle almost to the end. Not quite split fins but would be. The old US Divers Blades finally gave up the ghost.
Generally the tanks were not short but did have a few. No more than usual.
Belted Cardinalfish
Fireworm
Fireworm. There seemed to be alot of fireworms this time.
Flamingo Tongues
Goldentail Moray Eel. This one appeared to be exercising it's jaw.
Green Turtle
Grunts with Nurse Shark
Harlequin Bass
Juvenile French Angelfish
Lesser Electric Ray
I dove with Scuba Diving Cozumel | Bottom Time Divers Cozumel and we left the marina at 8 every day.
Dive times were between 60 and 70 minutes with a couple of 75 minute ones.
Good weather and warm.
Water temps around 81-83 F. The weather in November has been hotter.
Medium currents the whole time with the first day at Palancar Gardens running slow to the south.
Alot of particulates in the water.
Quite a few tiger groupers and not many black grouper but we did see three large ones together one day.
Lot's of eels especially large Goldentail.
Quite a lot of Splendid Toadfish.
Several seahorses. I posted two but there was another greener one of a pair that I did not get.
Lots of small fish and quite a few drums.
We did not see many lionfish but did see a large on deep on, I think, Tunich wall.
We did not see alot of turtles.
A few Eagle rays and all singles. Some reported seeing a pair on a day I did not dive.
Lots of boats out and many groups of divers on the reefs. We generally picked an area where there were no or few boats.
We seemed to dive the Palancars, San francisco, Cedral wall, Punta Tunich, Yucab and Tormentos alot. Santa Rosa once. Not once did the other divers want to dive La Francesa, Dalila or Cedral Pass. Their loss.
Tons of tourists off cruise ships in town. I still haven't quite figured out the street parking. Yellow seems to mean two different things depending on the time and side of the street. They do have some signs up. The police seem to be warning people who have parked incorrectly. I don't want to have to go get my plates at the police station.
One of my tanks had a bad valve and, unrelated, my HP hose started leaking. I swapped it with a spare. The new booties rubbed my feet raw so I will have to find a solution.
One of my fin blades split in the middle almost to the end. Not quite split fins but would be. The old US Divers Blades finally gave up the ghost.
Generally the tanks were not short but did have a few. No more than usual.
Belted Cardinalfish
Fireworm
Fireworm. There seemed to be alot of fireworms this time.
Flamingo Tongues
Goldentail Moray Eel. This one appeared to be exercising it's jaw.
Green Turtle
Grunts with Nurse Shark
Harlequin Bass
Juvenile French Angelfish
Lesser Electric Ray
