Cozumel Diving
Cozumel has it all: world class diving, great cuisine, a bustling tourist trade, and may very well be the best bang for your buck going. With cheap airfare from LAX and affordable resorts, you can't beat the total outlay for a week of diving in the warm, clear Caribbean. Drift diving means you don't have to kick much, just enjoy the 100' visibility as you fly slowly over the reef on the Gulf Stream's conveyor belt. Or penetrate the C-53, a scuttled minesweeper sitting perfectly upright in 80 ft off water. Topside, the little town of San Miguel waits to tempt you with its touristy shopping area, great local food, and the largest Wal-Mart-like store I've ever seen in Mexico! You can purchase food, cosmetics, electronics, even a moped! Take the ferry 13 miles to Cancun for the wild night life and more diving, this time in fresh water Cenotes. Here the water is so clear that divers appear to float in air rather than water. By day four or five, you'll already be planning your return trip to this island oasis Ahh, Cozumel...the only downside is going home.
