Tuesday, February 24, 2009

More Cenote drama

%(*#^(*#&*!Q!!! I was unable to dive yetserday due to an ear issue. So this morning we were loaded bright an early and ready to head to our favorite cave system and start setting it up so we could finish what is still left to survey. Plus then it would be set up for new exploration.

Arriving at the cenote entrance the guard was a bit hesitant to let us in even though we had paid. Another man came out and I was speaking to him in Spanish and he replied in English..." they are shooting there so be cautious." "Ahora" was my reply....he said yes. So we decided to take our chances and head to the cenote.

Once back in the jungle, there were many more cars parked than we had ever seen before. So we wait for them to come over to us. Apparently they are shooting all week....all day and all night. And when I asked when it would be free, he replied..."Lunes" which is Monday....almost a week away. That puts a bit of pressure on us since we are not sure how much longer we will be here. i negotiated with his as much as I could, but they were holding police training or maybe just security training, so we conceded and drove away. As you can imagine, John is less than a happy diver. We will have to call the owner up later, to find out what the heck is going on....if you remember she took our money for 9 days of diving and we have only dove 1.

So now we have to figure out our plan for the day. Maybe we need to figure out how to hire the muchachos and go into the cenote from another location which requires humping equipment through the jungle....yuck. But at this point we are at a loss....and frustrated.

I got to run, John just said he is ready to pack up and come home.....he is that frustrated. OMG!!

More later...

Karen

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