Mexico was great we stayed at the Iberostar resort on Cozumel. The food was good, the all day cocktailing was wonderful. The weather was great partly cloudy everyday, 80 degree air temps, and 82 degree water temps. I did 8 dives while I was there, all drift diving clear water, very fun, easy diving. I see why it is a world class destination, I would certainly go back...and dive even more. Next time perhaps 12-16 dives will suit me :-) I did see sharks, turtles, lots of fish, but the most remarkable thing was the elusive and endemic Splendid Toadfish on my last dive and as geeky as this may sound I found that pretty exciting.
Kansas for Christmas was cold and snowy. Also, I ate and drank much more than anticipated (in fact I may have undermined all the working out I had done previous to Christmas break). It was really good to see everyone. I had not been home for Christmas since I moved to Hawaii in 2001. It was overdue, and I am glad I got to spend it with everyone... Everyone except Laura, she couldn't get away from work, all out of vacation time. We have agreed that this was the last Christmas that we spend apart. It really sucked calling her to say 'Merry Christmas'.
New Years was uneventful, in fact I snored through the ball drop. Laura was sick, and I was tired so we went to bed about 10 pm. Old fuddy duddys. Oh well, perhaps we will see midnight next New Years Eve. That pretty much covers everything. Until next week. Happy New Year.
