The best activity on this island is scuba diving. It’s probably the best spot for diving in Mexico. It’s located at the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the world’s 2nd largest barrier reef system. Lots of bloggers were enthusiastic about this place. They call it a paradise with beautiful reefs, cave systems, drift dives and lots of wildlife like turtles, (nurse) sharks, eagle rays and many tropical fish. From November till March you can even dive with bull sharks.
Before Jaron left to join me on my world trip he got his Scuba dive certificate and finally the day came we can go scuba diving together! It would be his first fun dive! There are many dive schools that offer tours and day packages. We decided to go with Blue Magic, they’re customer service was good, and well Jaron is a magician. So sounds like a good match, right? The first dive was at the Palancar reef garden and caves. It was really pretty, especially the cave-systems. You go from one cave to another, but it had many openings so it was not scary. And Jaron did a great job! It was so nice diving together and share exploring the underwater world.
The second dive at Tormentos we didn’t like that much. There was a lot of current, something Cozumel is known for (ideal for drift divers). But it was a bit too much, we didn’t see much and our dive master stopped several times to show us some small underwater creatures. That’s nice, but with a big group and nowhere to hold on to, there was a lot of bumping involved. But we did saw a barracuda, a pipe horse and a blue-yellow pufferfish.