![Enlarge photo 1](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-playaazulsnorkelingentrypoint.jpg) 1 From here, swim to the right for some good snorkeling 03/2012 Update: The sandbags are gone, but this is still a good entry spot.
| ![Enlarge photo 2](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-playaazulsnorkeling2.jpg) 2 There is pretty good snorkeling all along the shoreline. I worked my way from the abandoned house back to just past Playa Azul hotel.
| ![Enlarge photo 3](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051411coz-batfish1.jpg) 3 What the heck is that?? It is a rock? Is it a frog??
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![Enlarge photo 4](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051411coz-batfish3.jpg) 4 Hook said maybe it was a mutant crocodile! Yikes!
| ![Enlarge photo 5](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051411coz-batfish4.jpg) 5 Is it a new species that Moosie discovered?? It's a "Mooser"!! is what Hook said it would be called. LOL
| ![Enlarge photo 6](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051411coz-batfish5.jpg) 6 Nah! It's apparently a batfish! Never seen one before.
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![Enlarge photo 7](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-batfish1.jpg) 7 I saw it 2 days in a row, in different spots. Yes, it does move!
| ![Enlarge photo 8](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-batfish2.jpg) 8 A closer look... What a strange-looking creature!
| ![Enlarge photo 9](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051411coz-worm.jpg) 9 Bearded Worm of some kind?
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![Enlarge photo 10](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-angelfish3.jpg) 10 French Angelfish (juvenile)
| ![Enlarge photo 11](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-angelfish1.jpg) 11 Are you looking at me?
| ![Enlarge photo 12](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-angelfish4.jpg) 12 Very pretty French Angelfish (juvenile)
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![Enlarge photo 13](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-bandedbutterflyfish2.jpg) 13 Banded Butterflyfish and Slippery Dick
| ![Enlarge photo 14](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-bandedbutterflyfish2.jpg) 14 Banded Butterflyfish
| ![Enlarge photo 15](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-flounder2.jpg) 15 Peek-a-boo I see you Peacock Flounder
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![Enlarge photo 16](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-flounder2.jpg) 16 Another Peacock Flounder... I saw quite a few
| ![Enlarge photo 17](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-flounder1.jpg) 17 A closer look at the Peacock Flounder
| ![Enlarge photo 18](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-sanddiver.jpg) 18 Sanddiver Another one to keep your eye out for. They are very well-camouflaged.
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![Enlarge photo 19](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-trunkfish2.jpg) 19 Smooth Trunkfish
| ![Enlarge photo 20](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051711coz-trunkfish1.jpg) 20 Smooth Trunkfish I saw a few of these too
| ![Enlarge photo 21](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051711coz-filefish.jpg) 21 Filefish Another fish that we have not seen often in our snorkeling adventures
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![Enlarge photo 22](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-parrottrunkfish.jpg) 22 Parrotfish
| ![Enlarge photo 23](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-needlefish.jpg) 23 Needlenose Saw several of these. They swim close to the water surface.
| ![Enlarge photo 24](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051711coz-spotteddrum1.jpg) 24 Spotted Drum (juvenile) This one caught my eye just as I was heading in for the day
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![Enlarge photo 25](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051711coz-spotteddrum2.jpg) 25 Spotted Drum (junvenile) Another new sighting for Moosie
| ![Enlarge photo 26](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-chub.jpg) 26 Chub chub chub ;-)
| ![Enlarge photo 27](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-chubs1.jpg) 27 Lots of Chub
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![Enlarge photo 28](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-chubs2.jpg) 28 More Chubs!
| ![Enlarge photo 29](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-jellyfish.jpg) 29 Jellyfish I saw this one day. I couldn't figure out if it was 2 jellies or just 1?
| ![Enlarge photo 30](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-yellowstingray3.jpg) 30 Yellow Stingray Another well-camouflaged creature
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![Enlarge photo 31](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-yellowstingray4.jpg) 31 Yellow Stingray It pays to keep a sharp eye on the sandy bottom. You never know what you might spot!
| ![Enlarge photo 32](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-yellowstingray1.jpg) 32 Yellow Stingray now swimming away
| ![Enlarge photo 33](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-yellowstingray2.jpg) 33 Yellow Stingray A closer look
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![Enlarge photo 34](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-electricray1.jpg) 34 Lesser Electric Ray Holy smokes! Another new sighting for Moosie!
| ![Enlarge photo 35](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-electricray3.jpg) 35 Lesser Electric Ray Pretty cool!!
| ![Enlarge photo 36](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-electricray6.jpg) 36 Lesser Stingray I saw 4 of these around several spots during one of my snorkeling sessions
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![Enlarge photo 37](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-electricray9.jpg) 37 Lesser Electric Ray See? You have to keep your eyes focused on the sandy bottom to find some cool critters that most people miss.
| ![Enlarge photo 38](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-electricray10.jpg) 38 Lesser Electric Ray Such a sweet-looking face
| ![Enlarge photo 39](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-electricray14.jpg) 39 Lesser Electric Ray One more photo... I just loved watching them
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![Enlarge photo 40](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-fishcleaningstation1.jpg) 40 Grooming Station The French Angelfish was very intent in cleaning this parrotfish
| ![Enlarge photo 41](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-fishcleaningstation2.jpg) 41 Grooming Station Next customer for the French Angelfish, another Parrotfish. The other fish is a Puddingwife (juvenile)
| ![Enlarge photo 42](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051511coz-barjacks.jpg) 42 Bar Jacks
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![Enlarge photo 43](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-fish1.jpg) 43 Ocean Surgeonfish
| ![Enlarge photo 44](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-fish2.jpg) 44 Sergeant Major These were a dime a dozen. Lots and lots of them
| ![Enlarge photo 45](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-slipperydickballyhoo1.jpg) 45 Uh oh... a Slippery Dick cannibalizing a Ballyhoo!
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![Enlarge photo 46](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-slipperydickballyhoo2.jpg) 46 Oops, did I shame you Slippery Dick? LOL Wonder who took the first big bite out of this Ballyhoo...
| ![Enlarge photo 47](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051711coz-barracuda.jpg) 47 Barracuda! Yikes! This could be the guy that snacked on the Ballyhoo... I kept my distance!!
| ![Enlarge photo 48](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051711coz-lobster2.jpg) 48 Lookie lookie what do I see peeking from under a rock!
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![Enlarge photo 49](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051711coz-lobster4.jpg) 49 MmmMmMMm Lobster!
| ![Enlarge photo 50](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051711coz-lobster6.jpg) 50 And another Lobster I saw 3 of them hiding under different rocks
| ![Enlarge photo 51](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051711coz-lobster11.jpg) 51 Yum yum! Lobster for dinner tonight? :-)
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![Enlarge photo 52](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051711coz-running.jpg) 52 I saw these kids who were practicing running with a big rock underwater
| ![Enlarge photo 53](https://photos.imageevent.com/kajugo/cozumelunderwatermay2011/icons/051611coz-moosiefishbuddy2.jpg) 53 My fish buddy! This little fish followed me one day from one end of the shore to the other. I kept seeing him in my peripheral vision. I kept trying to take a photo of him. I miss you fish buddy!!
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