Dogbowl
Contributor
I’ve been to Coz several times now, and I’ve been elsewhere as well. I’m starting to tire of the “rush rush rush” of the Cozumel diving experience.
I don’t mean the actual diving is rushed, although sometimes the currents are too fast for my liking and I can’t stop in one place and admire fish or creature behaviour.
What I mean is the rush from breakfast to the shop, rush to the marina, the captain’s rush to get to a reef down south, the rush of all divers trying to put on gear on a speeding bouncing boat, then the rush of divers back rolling off the boat, and descending like everyone’s overweighted. After the dive, and after you’re back on the boat, the captain’s rush to get your gear off so he can switch out your tank. Then the rush back to the marina after the 2 tank dive and everyone trying to remove and pack all their gear before the boat arrives back at the marina and dive bags are quickly unloaded and everyone’s driven back into town.
Why the rush? I guess I do get the reason why but it may not be for me anymore.
I dive to relax, to find my happy place, to feel zen under water. Rushing gets my stress levels up and it’s no fun. Now that I’ve experienced the easy unrushed feeling of diving off liveaboards and shore diving, I’m not sure I enjoy the rush rush rush of Cozumel anymore. I suppose it’s a symptom of most boat diving though, not just Cozumel.
I don’t mean the actual diving is rushed, although sometimes the currents are too fast for my liking and I can’t stop in one place and admire fish or creature behaviour.
What I mean is the rush from breakfast to the shop, rush to the marina, the captain’s rush to get to a reef down south, the rush of all divers trying to put on gear on a speeding bouncing boat, then the rush of divers back rolling off the boat, and descending like everyone’s overweighted. After the dive, and after you’re back on the boat, the captain’s rush to get your gear off so he can switch out your tank. Then the rush back to the marina after the 2 tank dive and everyone trying to remove and pack all their gear before the boat arrives back at the marina and dive bags are quickly unloaded and everyone’s driven back into town.
Why the rush? I guess I do get the reason why but it may not be for me anymore.
I dive to relax, to find my happy place, to feel zen under water. Rushing gets my stress levels up and it’s no fun. Now that I’ve experienced the easy unrushed feeling of diving off liveaboards and shore diving, I’m not sure I enjoy the rush rush rush of Cozumel anymore. I suppose it’s a symptom of most boat diving though, not just Cozumel.