After flying to Cancun we picked up our shuttle and made our way to Playa. My wife does not dive, she shops. We stay near Playa and I ferry out to Cozumel on my dive days. I have been to this area many times, but this year I changed the shop that I dove with.
This year I dove with Aldora Divers. I really can't say enough about Aldora. They are the best dive operation that I have dove with. Every dive was close to 90 minutes, we dove with steel 120's. Our dive master (Ernesto), was the best dive master that I have ever dove with. He guided us in a general direction and then just let us dive. He knew we were taking pictures so he was very patient. I was disappointed that in the middle of our trip we lost Ernesto For a day. The President of Mexico was on Cozumel for a day of diving and wanted Ernesto as his guide!
The diving was spectacular as always! We had our standard 150 feet of viz and 85 degree water. Cozumel had major hurricane about 6 years ago, it did a lot of damage the the reefs. This year it seemed as if everything had really grown. The diving was really beautiful! In addition to the mountains of coral there were many morays eels, nurse sharks, spotted eagle rays, and schools of fish. We even had some sea horses!
We spent a few evenings in Playa. We happened to be in town for the "Day of the Dead" celebration. I found some irony in that on the day that they celebrate the dead, we had a presidential election!
This area has beauty above the surface also. On my non dive days I spent my hours in the ocean or walking the beach with Tammy. The water in the Playa area has to be seen to be believed. The white sand makes the blue water really stand out. I spent my afternoons taking pictures, hunting for sea shells, or just watching the sun set.
Great pictures and trip report, Bric. Makes me want to get back down there sometime soon. 
