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oday we did something I have always wanted to do, cave diving. I apologize for not having an underwater camera, as there is no way to describe the beauty that we saw today, but I will give it a shot. We met our guide Eduardo and made the drive out through rural Merida and to the cenote (from the Mayan word meaning hole).
A cenote is a underground river, that has filled up an existing limestone cave. We prepared our tanks and our minds, with a little Miagi action, air on, air off.
Laura, aka Danieldaughter, was ready with her booties. We lowered the gear down with some ropes, and then climbed down the ladder
. The diving took a little getting used to, being in fresh water, and having no currents. The water however, was crystal clear, and the light coming in from the opening was amazing. We made our way down, and watched as our exhaled air would get trapped and look like oil spills on the cave roof. The dive was extremely relaxing, and was a great new experience. Laura plans on getting into cave diving more regularly now, and I keep getting surprised on this trip. The world is full of wonderful surprises and I am extremely lucky to experience them. Tired, we headed back to Merida, with a long drive ahead of us, to the lost worlds of Chiapa
s.
oday we did something I have always wanted to do, cave diving. I apologize for not having an underwater camera, as there is no way to describe the beauty that we saw today, but I will give it a shot. We met our guide Eduardo and made the drive out through rural Merida and to the cenote (from the Mayan word meaning hole).
A cenote is a underground river, that has filled up an existing limestone cave. We prepared our tanks and our minds, with a little Miagi action, air on, air off.
Laura, aka Danieldaughter, was ready with her booties. We lowered the gear down with some ropes, and then climbed down the ladder
. The diving took a little getting used to, being in fresh water, and having no currents. The water however, was crystal clear, and the light coming in from the opening was amazing. We made our way down, and watched as our exhaled air would get trapped and look like oil spills on the cave roof. The dive was extremely relaxing, and was a great new experience. Laura plans on getting into cave diving more regularly now, and I keep getting surprised on this trip. The world is full of wonderful surprises and I am extremely lucky to experience them. Tired, we headed back to Merida, with a long drive ahead of us, to the lost worlds of Chiapa
s.
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