>Fortunately my sinuses are fine on the second dive to Las Palmas and the
>Caballito divemaster lives up to his employer's namesake, finding us not
>one, but two 6" seahorses!  Bob is particularly excited since this is
>his first Coz seahorse that he's found in some 1000 dives on this
>island.  They are rare in Cozumel.  Back on the surface in the distance,
>we see a single Black Shark boat, the only one we see all weekend.
I didn't realise this, I feel priveledged to have seen quite a few in
Cozumel (or maybe the same ones repeatedly); and I've only been there twice
(total of about 65-70 dives I think). I remember some on the grassy bit at
the end of Paradise Reef (? I think it's what it's called, it's the shallow
dive that is popular for second dives - also the place where I nearly got
rammed by a boat & convinced me to take a DRSM on EVERY dive)  that were
pointed out by one of the DMs from Dive Paradise (can't remember his name
but he was the only one from DP that impressed me) and also on another site
where the DM pointed one out & from about 10" away I still couldn't make it
out, it's unbelievable how difficult they are to see.

I guess Bob hasn't seen themm before 'cos they are normally in hte
shallower waters :-)

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