On Sunday, we loaded up and headed down the Boca Paila road to dive a new cenote with Fernando. The weather wasn't very sunny but it was very cool. Once we got to the cenote, I think it was Cenote Del Mar, we geared up and headed in. There was no one there to take our money so we proceeded anyway.
The cave was totally different. The entrance was pretty restrictive ( for those non cave divers that means just how it sounds...hard to get through and pretty small). But it opened up after that. Due to the proximity near the sea, there was a halocline at 40 ft. The halocline is the mix of the saltwater and fresh water and when you dive through it, it apprears like vasoline covering your eyes but you can't wipe it away. 40ft is really shallow for a halocline. We also saw a big tarpon which was really cool.
This cenote is part of the Ox Bel Ha cave system, one of the largest in the world. It was a dark cave with lots of silt, sediment and sand. After the dive we went to Fernando's beach house to see all the work he has done there and some folks that were staying there fixed us fresh calamari, which was excellent! Que Bueno!!
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