re: #129 Reality Based Steve

Sounds like you made the same basic set of cenotes I did - I’d forgotten Taj Mahal and Kukulkan as names. My week had been a little affected because of the particulates and some clouds due to the weather.

Sucks about the computer - I got lucky with having a private guide just to myself, so he was constantly reminding me to leave nothing behind. He’s an awesome guy, a Spaniard who is married to a Mexican-Lebanese woman.

I’m hoping the weather is awesome next month - I want to do The Pit under full sunlight this time, and to get better reflections off some of the other haloclines. Looking for some nice reef time, too. There’s also a couple of cenotes my guide has promised me that are safe if the water levels aren’t too high.

One of the dive shops here is closing - most of the good stuff is gone, but I did pick up an Oceanic BUD backup that may have had some age dust on the package. I was a little bummed when I realized I couldn’t buy that battery off the rack - unlike my other (which takes a ubiquitous battery), it takes something like a 2430. Had to order battery, casket, and realized I was out of silicone grease., so I had to order that too. Anyway, I’ve always wanted the backup, and it was something like half off.