Well the diving was much better than the snorkeling, but our guide was a bit cavalier with the diving rules and, although I saw lots of new fish and Rod enjoyed his first ocean diving experience, I have seen prettier reefs. We got to see a barracuda, a huge queen angel fish (bright purple and yellow - Geaux Tigers!), the largest crab I have ever seen, Christmas trees (plants that snap shut when you snap your fingers), tiger tails, a spider crab that our guide let climb on us, some drum fish, groupers as big as my torso, a scorpian fish, and loads of other colorful fish.
When we got back from diving, we decided to get off the island as soon as humanly possible. The cruise ships and gold shops was not our scene.
We had planned on heading to Tulum, but Rod was not feeling fabulous and we stopped back in Playa instead. We got some gelato from a street vendor and just watched the crowds. We were especially interested by the cannibalistic tendancies of a large number of the locals, who proudly displayed their conquests' heads on a spigot. Apparently, hair braiding is somehow related to this ritual as each of the many skulls has long and colorful braids. I'm not sure if the braiding takes place before or after the feeding.
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