Bryson's Family

Jerrod and I have been certified divers since 2004...but we have never been on a "big diving trip". We decided to change that! We went to Cozumel for a few days with a couple of our friends who are also certified divers. Cozumel was the chosen destination because it's cheap :) and it just happens to be one of the top places to scuba dive in the world (depending on what you read, it's usually listed in the top 3)!




You have to allow yourself so much time between diving and flying. We had enough time for 2 diving trips, so that's what we did! We went diving on Saturday and Sunday...2 different dives each day. It was nice!


The deepest dive was at 85 feet (Jerrod wanted to break the 100 ft mark...maybe next time!). The colors under the water were beautiful! It's like we were meant to explore the ocean...why would it be so pretty if we weren't? We saw bright purple, yellow, orange, pink...pretty much every color you can imagine.

Below are a few things that we saw on our dive trips:

rainbow fish

stingrays

shark (It was small but it still counts!! I was VERY excited to see a shark!)

turtles

barracuda

The barracuda came a little too close to me for my comfort! We saw him pretty much right after we dove in and hit bottom. I was trying to be still!! He saw me and starting swimming towards me. Do you see those teeth? He came up and was looking at me face to face. He was no more than 5 feet away. Needless to say, I was nervous, Jerrod was nervous, and our dive master that was with us was nervous. Mr. Barracuda eventually swam away without touching anyone. If I am going to be that close to something in the ocean, I rather it be something nice and cute (like Nemo) without teeth :)

Grant, me, and Jerrod after our first dive on day 1. Salt water does wonders for your hair.

The diving was great and I will definitely go back to Cozumel again to dive. It was a lot of fun! Loved it!

While in Cozumel, we were either diving or eating...so the rest of my pictures revolve around food :)

Here is Grant and Kendra at Sorrisi. Sorrisi is a VERY good Italian restaurant in Cozumel. Their Italian pizza was very yummy and they also serve yummy ice cream! I will be back!

Jerrod and I eating dinner at La Choza

Kendra and me catching a quick wave after diving and lunch at Hard Rock (btw, the Hard Rock on Cozumel is the smallest one in the world)

Eating dinner on the beach at Jeanie's Restaurant

Walking around town after dinner

That pretty much sums up our trip! It was a quick trip, but we had a really good time. I highly recommend Cozumel for anyone who wants to dive!