Melissa, Mom, Dad and I flew into Cozumel, Mexico on Friday, June 27th for our annual family scuba diving trip. Mom and Dad have been diving here for 25 years, and Melissa and I joined them about 17 years ago... and we have been here for at least a week every single summer since. Needless to say, we feel very fortunate to get to do something like this. Outside of growing up in Atlanta and going to college in Birmingham, I have spent more time on this island than anywhere else in the world... it has kind of become a home away from home.
Coming back here... well, it is almost comical- because I feel like we know everybody. The same divemasters, dive boat drivers, waiters, restaurant owners... we even run into the same people who have traveled here in previous years. Makes it tough to think about going anywhere else. And talk about restaurants... we know every single one on the island. The food is ridiculous good. It is just so familiar here. Wouldn't be suprised if some of the fish recognized us on a dive. Seriously.
So, Day 1-- you have got to be pretty bored to want to read about our family vacation... but I'm sure it will kill some time, cause something funny happens to us every day. Today was just a travel day... I was kind of stressed out from work till the minute I got on the plane... but happy to get away from everything nevertheless.
We got in pretty late in the day, with just enough time to get settled in at the condo. We are staying at the El Cantil Condominiums, on the 6th floor on the water on the leeward side of the island. www.elcantilsur6b.com
That night we went to our favorite restaurant on the whole island, La Choza. The have the best garlic butter shrimp you can find. Angel, who remembers us every single year, waited on us that night. We scheduled our morning dives for Saturday morning, and then retired for the night.
