The day before, my team of divers noticed that the wind was picking up pretty intensely. Although ,I don’t know much about the ocean, I do know that this isn’t the greatest news. Matteo, our contact with Journey Mexico and one of our dive masters, had been in contact with Celine. They had been discussingthe closure of the port and the possible changes to our dives.
He said he would be up by 7am to figure out the plan. He had to decided if we were going to dive the ocean or dive the cenotes. I’m not going to lie, upon hearing this news I was a tiny bit sad. I’m not afraid of freshwater caves, I’m terrified of the ocean and open water. I knew I didn’t have an option or a say in this matter, but I still was sad.
By 7am, Matteo informed us that the port here in town was closed. However, we were able to dive off the coast of Isla Mujeres. He selected two locations of our dives. They were Bandera Reef and the underwater sculpture museum by the artist Jason de Caires Taylor.
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amccormick
So glad it was positive for you – from seeing the beautiful bounty in the ocean to the realization that you are just a curiosity to the fish to your first michelada! Just got home myself from my monthly volunteer dives at Moody Gardens in a million gallon tank with multiple 6′ brown sharks, barracudas, etc.!
Nicole L.
Thank you Alana! It diffidently was a different experience from my first dive. Can’t wait for more of them in the future!