Tag: mexico
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Let’s talk about Cozumel!
An island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, Cozumel is world-renowned for its scuba diving, in fact Jacques Cousteau named it one of the top 10 dive sites in the world!! Hopefully you remember from previous posts that the Mesoamerican reef system is the second-largest reef system in…
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Hi!
It has been a while, and I have so much with which to update you. After injuring my knee I was pretty down in the dumps. It was possibly the most painful injury I have had, certainly in the last ten years, and I found working and looking after the puppies while getting around on…
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News
I was planning my next post after the marathon that was Panama. I have fostered two lovely little puppies, we only have them for 1 more week! they are called Snapper and Chub after two of the fish we monitor on the reef here. I have been diving in Cozumel which is consistently named as…
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Panama
A trip born from necessity, but a real adventure! When you enter Mexico your passport is stamped with a date until which you can stay, this is your visa. My visa ran out in January, so I had to leave Mexico to get another stamp in my passport so that I can stay a bit…
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Cenotes, visitors and accommodation
This year is going so quickly!! We have had low numbers of participants on base, but I have had lots to do: El jefe, Miguel, took a couple of weeks holiday which meant I was in charge. Normally when he is off work he sends lots of messages and emails or calls, but this time…
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Hello Holbox!
Holbox in Mayan translates to “black hole” and the island sits at the convergence of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. It is part of the Yum Balam Nature Reserve (who couldn’t love that name?!) separated from the mainland by the Yalahou Lagoon. It has the reputation of being a laid back party island…
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PADI Divemaster
My scuba diving journey started when I was at school. I did my Open Water course and loved it! I then didn’t get to dive again until Ben and I went diving together in Greece. I was so excited to explore with him. It took a long time for me to then redo my qualification,…
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Happy New Year!!
Well here we are, 1st January 2024. How are you feeling? It’s 7pm here, I’m in the kitchen in the Mexico house, my colleagues are still away so I made a margarita and thought I’d take advantage of having my laptop on the dining table and catch up with you! The weather here in December…
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Bull sharks
About bull sharks…. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Carcharhinus leucas TYPE: Fish DIET: Carnivore AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 16 years SIZE: 2 to 3.5 metres WEIGHT: 90 to 220 kgs Bull sharks, great whites and tiger sharks are the three species most likely to attack humans. Bull sharks get their name from their short, blunt snout, as well as their pugnacious disposition…
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Rollercoaster
The last two months have flown by. Next week marks 5 months of living here! My divemaster is now well under way (separate post for that!), I have got the hang of the job, and I persist with learning Spanish: Duolingo informed me yesterday that I have completed 1503 lessons in 2013, taking 5503 minutes,…
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