Mawg
Contributor
Just got back from Cozumel on July 18th. Stayed at the Presidente. Havent been there the last two or three trips. Dove with Scuba Du. Hotel was very busy which surprised me. I checked and they said that occupancy was at 48 %.That is busy for them. Yes it is too expensive there but I get a deal on the room, I go to the Chedraui / Mega and get my own cocktails and snacks and a rolling ice chest( TY GGunn ) is one of my pieces of checked luggage and is then used as a refrigerator.The service there is great and we mostly eat out at restaurants.
Diving was great, of course. First dive was at Santa Rosa wall. We were down about 83 feet and cruising along the wall when I spotted a big Loggerhead turtle about 50 feet or so below me. Just as I turned to my right to see if my wife had also spotted the turtle, ZOOM!!. A large Nurse Shark came over the top of the wall and raced past me down the wall so fast I couldn't believe it.He was about 3 feet away from me when he went by. Our Divemaster missed it. He was too busy looking for lionfish to pay attention to us. Although I must admit it was fun to watch him feed skewered lionfish to a VERY large grouper who was following him with great expectations. Our second dive was on Cedral and I was surprised by how strong the current was that day. It was stronger than what I would have expected on Tunich for example. We did a lot of head into the current and kicking as hard as we could just to maintain position.
It tired me out so much, yes I'm getting old, that we decided to skip diving the next day. When the divers came back the next day, a couple of them met up with us on the beach and told us that they had spotted a pod of whales on the way back from the last dive of the day. I of course assumed they were probably Pilot whales and was surprised when they told me they were Orcas / Killer Whales. I said " are you sure? never heard of Orcas in Cozumel. waters too warm, no seals to eat etc..... " Then she showed me pictures of the pod from her telephone camera.I was amazed by what I saw. Has anyone else heard about these Orcas in Cozumel?
Diving was great, of course. First dive was at Santa Rosa wall. We were down about 83 feet and cruising along the wall when I spotted a big Loggerhead turtle about 50 feet or so below me. Just as I turned to my right to see if my wife had also spotted the turtle, ZOOM!!. A large Nurse Shark came over the top of the wall and raced past me down the wall so fast I couldn't believe it.He was about 3 feet away from me when he went by. Our Divemaster missed it. He was too busy looking for lionfish to pay attention to us. Although I must admit it was fun to watch him feed skewered lionfish to a VERY large grouper who was following him with great expectations. Our second dive was on Cedral and I was surprised by how strong the current was that day. It was stronger than what I would have expected on Tunich for example. We did a lot of head into the current and kicking as hard as we could just to maintain position.
It tired me out so much, yes I'm getting old, that we decided to skip diving the next day. When the divers came back the next day, a couple of them met up with us on the beach and told us that they had spotted a pod of whales on the way back from the last dive of the day. I of course assumed they were probably Pilot whales and was surprised when they told me they were Orcas / Killer Whales. I said " are you sure? never heard of Orcas in Cozumel. waters too warm, no seals to eat etc..... " Then she showed me pictures of the pod from her telephone camera.I was amazed by what I saw. Has anyone else heard about these Orcas in Cozumel?
