My Mexico - Cozumel Dive Trip 2022

[Amairgen]

I will try to post links to some of my dive trip fun here in case anyone wonders what I am up to from January to April 2022.

LINKS:

1) This is what I found on Jan 14, 2022 while crawling under a Cozumel reef.

www.uotraditions.com/diving/nursesharka.mp4


2) This is an amazing 'Giant Moray Eel' I found on Jan 17, 2022 while drifting along Dalila reef on Cozumel. They can grow up to up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in length. This one is a over 6 feet long.

www.uotraditions.com/diving/morayeel.mp4


3) On a dive along Cedral reef on Cozumel I got to swim with a sweet shark. These nurse sharks are not known to be aggressive to people unless you mess with them which can be a mistake.

www.uotraditions.com/diving/nursesharkswim.mp4


4) What a special treat! On this dive we played with Eagle Rays dancing off the Palancar wall on Cozumel. These wonderful creatures are at the top of my 'marine favourites' list. Eagle rays that I have filmed can be over 15 feet long with an 10 foot wing span. These ones were a young group but still a good size.

www.uotraditions.com/diving/eaglesatplay.mp4


. . . more to come (space allowing).

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Here is a link to my YouTube Channel. Videos from this year's trip will not be included on it until I get home.

www.youtube.com/channel/UCemlxSOxQrDf9TxcfYMpgfQ

. . . and here is a link to my Facebook Page (for those into it). Clips from this year's trip get posted here daily.

www.facebook.com/dave.diveguy.9

[Bran]

Amazing vids! Wish i could dive.

[boucka]

Jan 24, 2022 3:30:50 GMT -8 Bran said:

Amazing vids! Wish i could dive.

Me too! Very cool Amair!

[Dark Territory]

Nice dive, do stay safe though, Me no trust sharks (not even the citroenshark if i am correct)

[Amairgen]

Jan 30, 2022 0:44:29 GMT -8 Dark Territory said:

Nice dive, do stay safe though, Me no trust sharks (not even the citroenshark if i am correct)

Ah Haha . . I would not trust a Citroen Shark either. Best to stick with the marine varieties. Closest of those I have seen is a Lemon Shark although never in Cozumel waters.

Cheers

[Amairgen]

*bumped for added video*

[Dark Territory]

Video 3 - shark saying to you leave me be, the ocean is big enough for us two.

Video 4 - you found the super rare scubatank shark, and a whole school as well. Nice one

Nice video's especialy with the manta on it, how big was it?

[Amairgen]

Feb 4, 2022 9:44:53 GMT -8 Dark Territory said:

Nice video's especialy with the manta on it, how big was it?

Hi . . thanks for enjoying my 'other world'. There was no manta. These are Spotted Eagle Rays. The ones in this video are not fully grown but still . . they were about five feet (wing tip to wing tip) and eight feet (nose tip to end of tail). They do have spiked stingers at the base of their tails but you would need to mess with them in a stupid way for that to become a problem. If you approach them low and quiet with slow shallow breathing and calm movements then you can get very close. If they get 'spooked' they can be gone in a heart beat. Very majestic creatures.

[Dark Territory]

Feb 5, 2022 3:07:31 GMT -8 Amairgen said:

Feb 4, 2022 9:44:53 GMT -8 Dark Territory said:

Nice video's especialy with the manta on it, how big was it?

Hi . . thanks for enjoying my 'other world'. There was no manta. These are Spotted Eagle Rays. The ones in this video are not fully grown but still . . they were about five feet (wing tip to wing tip) and eight feet (nose tip to end of tail). They do have spiked stingers at the base of their tails but you would need to mess with them in a stupid way for that to become a problem. If you approach them low and quiet with slow shallow breathing and calm movements then you can get very close. If they get 'spooked' they can be gone in a heart beat. Very majestic creatures.

Oops sorry i thought a manta was a ray as well.

Wow thats pretty awsome big.

[Amairgen]

Feb 7, 2022 23:28:10 GMT -8 Dark Territory said:

Oops sorry i thought a manta was a ray as well.

Wow thats pretty awsome big.

No worries. They are all rays but there are many types of rays. (Manta, Eagle, Sting etc)

[Dark Territory]

Ahhh right i was somehow close to the right answer, i just should have said big ray instead of manta.

Have fun out there and keep posting the video's

[Amairgen]

Okay . . dive trip over and I am back home. I have some stuff to sort out but will be working on UOT things real soon. There have been some suggestions that interest me so I will look into them. #1 on the list ATM is a 'revisit' of the Mercenaries. Seems the latest Pet changes may have left then (unintentionally) behind a bit.

Not sure who said "Patience is a painful virtue" but I think they meant "Patience is a Pain" . . . sorry about that.

Brighter days ahead.
Cheers

[Bran]

Yay! Welcome back. Glad you made it safely.