time for a new post - off to Mexico

[freedivernd]

Dano, if you're renting a car down there... last year Sandy and I drove to a small cenote called casa cenote, it was free, with a v.fancy restaurant (not free) across the road on the beach side. It was just south of Xel-ha. We had it to ourselves most of the two hours we were there. We also did some ocean side snorkeling where the cenote bubbled up through the corals. Vis was a little "mirage-ee" in some places because of the diff. temps of the water and the salt/fresh mix. Super quiet place. It's a ways off the main highway so not accessable by bus ride.

Jason, good idea about doing the freshwater dive last to rinse out the equipment.. I believe there is a cenote v.close to the Barcelo. I know where we setup tent last year there was a cenote there, Sandy went to it but I didn't. Free also.

Tom, I think Sandy and drove into Akumal but didn't dive there. We were impressed though. It was very close to P.Aventuras (we were a few miles N. of there - at Pamuul) The Dive shop at Aventuras seemed v. professional too. Maybe we'll check them both out.

And you know another exciting thing about going on a trip... some new equipment had to get ordered!! Fins for Sandy, socks, extra weight belt... ordered a cressi Big Eyes for Sandy, after reading posts about it I think I'll like it too. Cressi Superocchio mask for me. Got our tropic wetsuits too, Sandy's is super nice, wish I would have gotten the superstretch lining in mine instead of the nylon... ah well. At 1.5mm it's stretchy.
Fred