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[*] posted on 4-2-2007 at 12:54 PM
The 2004 Adventures of Two Canadians in Baja: Part 6


Part Six, Diving in Cabo

We awoke early on the morning of February 18, Todd was very excited to go diving, as Saskatchewan is in the middle of Canada, and the only ocean diving he has done is when he made a trip out to British Columbia. The lakes around here do not have the best visibility, and the water is stupid cold, this would be a treat! The arrangements we had made yesterday, sounded great for him, we needed to be there by 8:00 am, he would go diving, and I would get to snorkel around where he was diving, all for what seemed a reasonable price. We jumped in the car, and headed for Cabo.

We were like giddy school aged children nattering away, about what we thought we might see, and what we hoped to see. We got to Cabo, found a parking spot, lugged Todd’s diving equipment to the store, and to our amazement, the owner was waiting outside, except he looked very wet.

“I thought I told you guys that we would be leaving at 8:00 am sharp”, he exclaimed. We confirmed that yes that was indeed the time that we had agreed upon. “Why then are you an hour late?” he asked us.

That was when we realized that we had forgotten to change our clocks to the correct time. All was not lost however, after the owner hmmed and hawed, he decided that he would make special arrangements for Todd to go diving.

As they were making the arrangement’s, getting the Capitan lined up, another gentleman approached and asked when the next dive trip was. He was quite excited that we were leaving very soon and was eager to join us. I later found out that he left his girlfriend at the hotel, told her he was going to check out Cabo and would be back in an hour. I never found out if she waited around for him, but he was gone for at least 4 hours!!

Our Capitan, did the typical tour for us, and it was wonderful. The water was that wonderful bluish green color that you only get in the warmer water areas. The sea life was amazing it seemed like every fish you encountered wanted to be your very best friend, and as soon as you entered the water they were all around you.

We got to go ashore to lovers beach, I was quite dismayed at how much litter, and human waste was around the base of the rock lines, but other than that, it was a true adventure, and a great treat. By this time, I was beginning to notice that Todd looked like he was wearing lipstick, and didn’t seem like he was too much into the adventure aspect of this part of the trip, so we decided to head home. I later found out that the reason Todd’s lips had taken on a Revlon hue was that he received bad air on his dive. It was not a very reputable dive store I might add, the owner also never once asked for a PADI card, or other acceptable form of proof of completing a recognized course.

Once we got back to our hotel in San Jose we had a nap and then we went and hade a wonderful supper at a local restaurant. We found out later that the owner of that restaurant was another Canadian, from BC. We had a chat and then decided to retire for the night.

Todd going for his dive

[Edited on 4-2-2007 by Bajagypsy]

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