Our Honeymoon!

November 7th-11th, 2004

The day after the wedding, Kim and I went to the Birmingham airport and got on a plane to Cozumel, Mexico. After switching planes in Houston, we arrived at our destination around 2 in the afternoon. Cozumel is an island in the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. We were there for a four-night all-inclusive stay at the Reef Club resort on the channel side of the island. Our room was on the bottom level sitting directly on the beach.
On Monday, we spent some time in the pool and did a little snorkeling. The highlight of the day, though, happened when we went to the nearby national park. There, we swam with dolphins. We got into the water with them and they would do different stunts with us.'

On Tuesday, I went scuba diving for the first time. It was amazing. I had never been diving before, but we went down to a depth of about 40 feet and stayed there for just under an hour. While I was diving, I saw starfish scatted about the ocean floor. I also saw angelfish and the beautiful bluestriped grunt. The coolest thing I saw was a stringray moving across the floor, as well as a spiney lobster trying to hide under a piece of coral. I can easily see how people can fall in love with diving, I hope to do it again someday soon.

Wednesday, the big thing was parasailing. Unlike Kim, I had never been before. So at her suggestion, we went parasailing. We went up as a tandem and I guess we went up higher than she was prepared for. She got a little scared. I guess it was a good thing she wasn’t up there alone, but I don’t think I was successful in calming her down any. We were certainly up higher than the Dumbo Ride at Disney World. Also, on this day Kim and I went snorkeling. We saw a camouflaged scorpion fish hiding on a piece of coral and a few barracuda sneaking around the water.

Thursday it was time to come back home, but our flight wasn’t until the afternoon. So Kim took advantage of the time that morning for an hour-long massage under a cabana on the beach. Soon, we were on our way back to the airport for the long trip back home. After another stop in Houston, we got to Birmingham that night around 9.