Super Cool Bats!

I had a very nice day at Playa Azul today and my first real swim since I started the lung infection.  Which was great!  But even more awesome were the bats I saw flying this evening!!

Sunday is a good day to go for a big bike ride because there are no cruise ships in town and way less traffic.  So I went to a beach on the North end of the island called Playa Azul.  It's about 20 minutes away, on my little bike, along the waterfront.  Very nice and long enough in the afternoon heat.

My lungs are almost back to normal!  So I was able to go for a big-ish swim for the first time in over a week.  Initially, the swim was awesome!  The sun was out and the bottom of the ocean was beautiful!  I swam along the shore, one way then back.  Between two landmarks. When I got to my first landmark, south of my start point, I turned back, towards my second landmark.  But when I got to my second landmark, just north of my start point, I was in trouble.  The current was so strong, I couldn't advance. Yikes!  I swam towards shore. All dead coral and scratchy.  But I got out ok, walked back to where the current was less strong, and managed to swim back to my start point.  The lesson?  If I'm swimming super fast, it's not my heroic strength.  There's a strong current.  Dum dum....

The highlight of my day happened on my way home from dinner.  I went to the Blue Angel, a super pretty restaurant on the waterfront, with Susan, Chris, and their friend Vera.  For Vera's last night in Cozumel.  Chris and I chose to walk home.  On a dark-ish side street, we saw bats!  A whole bunch of them!  Swooping in and out of a tree that was very close to a street light.  The bats were hunting!  They sometimes flew right over our heads.  Not a sound!  I had never experienced that before.  Chris and I agreed we'll have to go back another night to see if they're there again!

 Photos:
#1 - the entrance to Playa Azul with my bicycle locked to a palm tree
#2 - some kids playing on the beach with my swim safety stuff in the foreground - a floatation device/visibility marker and a whistle
#3 - Chris enjoying the view