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Cave diving

Posted by Ororeef @ 15:36 on July 10, 2018  

I had some experience with Cave diving down in Mexico diving in Cenotes which are a system of domes that collapsed leaving a small lake at the surface ,but a system of tunnels branching off .We had a expert cave diver leading our small group and he had previously fastened a guide line to follow in case of a “white out”which is sediment stirred up by your kick movements ..part of training is to bend your knees when kicking to keep you from stirring up the bottom.It might take hours to settle out ,so best not to stir it up to start with.Its like being in a blizzard …if blinded follow the guide line with your hand to get you back to the entrance..WE were 5 miles in land on one dive and yet there was a “halocline”which is salt and fresh water that didnt mix in the Cenote ,it was also different temperatures one flowed over the other even though we were in land ..WE were on MAYA land and had permission from them ,we had shirpas assist with the gear that all had to be carried over rocky coral …Mexico has a hugh system of caves carved out by water .All this on the Yucatan about 60 miles south of Cancun ..It was all under the guidence of a fellow named Jim COKE a superb cave diver …It was just by chance that a local recommended it since that day the sea was too rough for diving and as an alternative he contacted the cave diver to see if he was available…We did not vary from his plan …..plan your dive ,dive your plan..

I dove the Blue Hole in Belize(not a risky dive)and

The Temple of Doom  Mexico somewhat more risky ..the others mentioned I want nothing to do with ….as with videos the are a bit dramatic .None of them are for newbies….Running out of air means your are stupid had poor training and shouldent be diving ,you have guages use them…getting the bends also means you are stupid, follow the navy dive depth limits and your gauges getting the bends (narcosis)means you are not watching your depth gauges .. testing limits is a bad  idea .there is a margin of safety built into navy dive depth tables ..stay with the rules dont stretch them..If you have lung problems ,anxiety panics, dont dive.Properly trained its a whole new world to experience of beauty and serenity.

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