Good Bottom Time

Kourtney is officially a part of the scuba squad! The men and women of Eco Divers in Cozumel, Mexico were absolutely wonderful instructors — thorough, hands-on, laid back, and adventurous! We can’t recommend them enough if you are looking to dive here. After two beach dives packed with skill sessions on Day One, Kourtney was deemed ready for the big leagues. On Day Two, Captain Felipe took us out to the reefs for some spectacular diving. Special shout out to our guide & instructor Aris who took us down 70 feet on her second day through the gigantic Villa Blanca reefs!

It’s hard to put the beauty of these reefs into words (even these pictures don’t do it justice), but it certainly brought her to tears. Aris was impressed with our ability to stay underwater for 70 minutes on one tank and thanked us for some “good bottom time!” We spent the first dive drifting in and out of the reefs many caves and channels – some openings were a little tight for Coons.

Day Three brought more adventures and Kourtney’s second favorite dive. We got super lucky and saw multiple nurse sharks, turtles, barracudas, an eagle ray, and one enormous lobster strolling along the bottom! Our guide for the day, Jim, took us even further under the ocean, capping out at 90 feet!

One of the many things that makes Cozumel such a good dive spot (besides the weather, warm water, and amazing reefs) is the current. All of our dives from the boat were drift dives where we just let the current take us along the reef and met the boat downstream. It’s so strong in some places that it makes one feel like an astronaut in space. Aris said that Cozumel has some of the best scuba diving in the world and that Coons was giving Kourtney the “cherry before the rest of the cake” as we work our way down Central America. We tend to agree.

We’re now headed inland to Valladolid for some jungles, cenotes, and Mayan ruins.