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| Port of Cozumel, Mexico |
We got up at around 7am and by the time we went for breakfast, it was well past 9am.
Our land excursion tour at Cozumen, Mexico, for today would leave at 10am so we rushed to get breakfast before leaving our ship.
The port at Cozumel is the largest port we visited on this trip.
It has many shops and a few good restaurants offering free wi fi to their customers.
There were a few people relaxing in the shade by the terminal.
We signed up for the Mexico’s
National Marine Park tour on the Atlantis submarine.
For those passengers who did not sign up for tours, there was something for them to do as there was a good size shopping plaza at the Cozumel terminal.
There were about 25 passengers on this trip. It was exciting as we had never been in a submarine.
While we were on the catamaran taking us to the submarine, the staff explained to us the safety rules and demonstrated to us how to wear the safety vest in case of emergency.
He was a funny guy who used a lot of humour to get our attention.
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| Watching Submarine Atlantis emerging from under the water of Cozumel, Mexico! |
After a 20 minute boat ride, we were at the site of the submarine.
We could see that the submarine was starting to emerge from under the water.
We descended gingerly to the bottom of the submarine via a narrow flight of staircase.
Each one of us sat in front of a pot hole to observe the marine creatures living in this marine park.
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| Inside the Atlantis submarine under the water of Cozumel, Mexico |
As we first sat down, I did not feel comfortable at all. I felt hot, a little claustrophobic.
I felt so warm that I regretted not wearing my sleeveless shirt. I was secretly praying that I could last this 2-hour tour in a such warm tight quarter.
As the submarine started descending into deeper water, I felt cooler and more relaxed. I started to see some fish swimming around the pot hole.
We were down as deep as 111 feet in the water!
One thing that I observed from this underwater tour was that the bottom of the ocean is similar to the landscape we have on dry land. It has vegetation, hills, flatland and deserts.
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| We saw three divers working around a sunken ship at the bottom of the ocean at Cozumel, Mexico |
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| The colour on the strip changed depending on the amount of light in the cabin. |
Our tour guide explained to us why the ocean water always looked blue. He directed our i attention to a small strip of paper with various coloured square taped above us.
It was interesting when he turned on the light, the bright colours all appear in their normal colours. But when he turned off the light, the colours on the copour strips changed.
However, I was a little disappointed as we did not see any big fish at all.
We have never been on a submarine until today. It was both an educational and a fun experience!
We got back to the Cozumel Port shortly after 12pm.
Instead of running around to another trip which might cause us to miss our cruise ship, we stayed close to port.
We ordered a couple of drinks and some fresh guacamole and tortilla chips.
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| Looking out from a restaurant at the Cozumel terminal, Mexico |
We spent the afternoon leisurely at the Fat Tuesday Restaurant, enjoying some Mexican food, relaxing and looking out to the blue ocean.
With American pop music playing in the background, some patrons started dancing around and a dance party started in the restaurant.
Amid all the noise and dancing, I attempted to use the wi fi, do some blog posts and check my emails.
Though the wi fi was painfully slow, I managed to publish 2 blog postings in Mexico.
A mariachi band came by offering to play a song for us for a small fee. Although the music was loud inside the restaurant and we could barely hear a thing.
But why not?
We believe in supporting the local economy and artists wherever we travel.
So we invited them to sing a song for us.
My husband strolled around the shops at the terminal while I did my blogging.
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| Shopping plaza at the Cozumel terminal, Mexico |
He excitedly informed me that he found some perfect souvenirs to bring back to our friends in Canada.
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| Heading back to our cruise ship from Cozumel, Mexico |
He took me to a store selling rum cakes and we were offered some free rum cake samples.
After we bought a few of them for our friends back in Canada, it was time for us to get back on the ship.
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| Terminal at Cozumel, Mexico |
On our cruise ship, the dress code today was cruise elegant.
We dressed up and met up with the couple, Robert and Dana, from Ottawa for dinner in the dining hall.
We had some great conversations and have a fun dinner!
R.T.
Cozumel
Mexico
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