Paulo draws a map in the sand and explains our next dive, takes a second to comment on my tan, checks out my dive computer, and we are back in the boat and then descending again. I think I enjoyed the second dive much more than the first because of the terrain. There were a few opportunities to swim into the overhangs, but since I don’t trust my buoyancy skills enough, I opt out. I don’t want to stir anything up and besides, homicidal moray eels hang out in those places. I’m not afraid to see sharks (I’d actually LOVE to see one)…but I am afraid of those eels. Anyone remember ‘The Deep’?!
Towards the end of the dive, there is a cave – like swim through. Paulo motions me over to follow him. But I am hesitant. Again, I don’t want to stir up anything or bump into things I shouldn’t. He senses me apprehension and motions me over again and sort of takes me under his wing. We swim through together and he pulls out his flashlight and shines it on various points of the cave. That was definitely the highlight of the dive and it’s over much too quickly!
Again, before I know it, we are done with the dive and back in the boat and headed back to the diveshop.
I’m a little sad as I don’t want it to be over. But all good things must come to end. At the dive shop, we say our goodbyes to Paulo and head back to our hotel to drop off our gear and the head to the Kool to meet up with Kelli, Kathleen, Kim and the rest of the gang!
Stewart brought his underwater camera. So, these pictures are courtesy of him!
