[Laneco]

Our last trip down there, I stumbled across a reference to cave diving and snorkeling in the cenotes (open to the sky spot of the under ground river cave system). Had to try it! So Steve, the kids and I hired a local guide Eddie (Ed-Ventures!) to take us around. Eddie and his wife, who if I recall correctly was actually from Wyoming, took us to three cenotes to snorkel.

We went to Dos Ojos, Carwash and a third one that was on a jacinto - don't recall the name of that one. The water is so clear that you lose perspective. When you are snorkeling, and you see an object below you, maybe it appears to be 6 or 8 feet down. Big breath and dive, dive, dive, ears pop, lungs tighten and you are no where near it! Its probably 30 or 40 feet down!

After snorkeling in them, I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't scuba dive them. I've only done one scuba dive, but I would definately be weirded out getting into the cave itself where there was no airspace above the water.

This is an absolutely unreal experience. It is like being transported to another planet.

angela