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I didn't unfortunately. The

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:43:39 +0000

I didn't unfortunately. The cenotes are a schlep from Cozumel, and we had some time constraints. I heard that they're incredible. Next time.

Thanks for the video. I love the camouflaged octopus at the very end.

Actually Quinn chafes because

Desider — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:47:09 +0000

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Actually Quinn chafes because of some skin condition, can ask him the exact details. And he doesn't aim, which pisses me off to no end - he just happens to be a very good shot. And then there's his uncanny ability to clear the benches, but that's usually because of playing against poor sports and an occasional blind ref.

Great Post, I too love to

Saladin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:32:05 +0000

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Great Post, I too love to dive. It truly feels like another world. While on the Yucatan did you ever get a chance to dive any of the cenotes? There are a few where the underground caverns have fresh water meeting saltwater, which is a stunning visual expierence to dive through. Sorta like the dream sequence in old 80's sitcoms. Highly recommended.

My favorite diving spot is the Red Sea, the water is perfect and the sea life is amazing. For example this creature is the most astonishing thing I have ever seen in my life. Truly mind boggling. I was only 2 meters from one of these and I could not believe it was real. I still am not sure if I trust my memory or even this video.

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html

We aim to please. (Except for

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:59:11 +0000

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We aim to please. (Except for quinn, who aims to chafe.) Glad you liked the pieced.

Really nice writing. The

EmmaZahn — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:33:21 +0000

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Really nice writing. The water imagery lulled me to sleep last night. Thanks.

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I just want to say how much I

CVille Dem — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:46:14 +0000

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I just want to say how much I am enjoying dagblog lately. Between this diary, Donal's about swimming, Orlando's thoughtful updates, Articleman's sharing, Barth's wonderful perspectives, and DDay's mastery of the segue (hey, I can't include everyone, but suffice it to say that the writing here is top-notch!) I really love coming here just for the pleasure of it!

PS...Quinn's comments punctuate the whole thing, and bring me back to earth!!! So thanks, all...I'm loving this ride!

I think that passing a stone

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:49:05 +0000

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I think that passing a stone might interfere with the pleasure of diving. Better luck next time.

Very descriptive writing. It

Donal — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:15:50 +0000

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Very descriptive writing. It reminds me of the one time I tried to go scuba diving. My GF and I were visiting Key West, and drove to some little place near Pennekamp State Park that gave scuba tours. Neither of us had tried it before. We rented and struggled into wetsuits, etc., got on the powerboat with half a dozen others, and headed off.

Well, all of a sudden she didn't feel so good, and the weather turned threatening, too. I was torn about whether she was really feeling bad or just nervous, but she had been enthusiastic about trying scuba. At about the last moment, they called off the dive because lightning had been reported.

By the time we got back to shore, she didn't feel any better. In fact she was in extreme pain. So we got quick directions to Mariner's Hospital. We quickly found that we had to slog through weekend traffic to get there. So she's moaning and I'm cursing. But we got there, and I picked her up and ran into the ER.

Turns out she was passing a stone. So even though I didn't get to play Sea Hunt, I guess it was good that there was a storm.

That sucks. A few? I've never

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:29:25 +0000

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That sucks. A few? I've never heard of divers losing teeth, let alone snorkelers.

It's about surreal as a Dali

Beetlejuice — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:02:26 +0000

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It's about surreal as a Dali painting. Of course, we can only adapt ourselves as a curious tourist unable to channel the environment to our advantage. Interesting that the lack of an atmosphere, like space, or immersion into another more dense, such as a lake or ocean, slows us down to a point where we move as fast as we slowly can rendering our land-based abilities useless.

Been there, done that and lost a few teeth I didn't know had small cavities that collapses when I was snorkeling in a 10 foot shallow cove in the Med.