At the Carwash!
Carwash Cenote today. This is the one I really wanted to do, as Jimmy spoke of the fireplaces here a lot.
Before the dive I told Jimmy I was very nervous because of my blip out yesterday. He understood, as this had happened to him just after his course as well. Something along the lines of thinking the reg wasn't working, wanting surface air, etc. He took the pressure off by saying I could turn the dive anytime and he wouldn't mind.
We are going to the Chamber of Tears. It's a long way in, and I felt fine, despite my mind trying to talk me into a problem. I knew yesterday the issue was about how long it was going to take to get out that triggered me, so all the way in, I was asking myself if I was going to do it again. We went down a restriction… less bumping this time. At this point I was saying to myself, what the hell am I doing, but at the same time I was coing cooool!!
Into the Chamber of Tears. The ceiling is full of stalagtites. Time to turn around. I was completely fine, felt good, breathing good, I can still do it!
Next dive was the one I was waiting for. Chamber of the Ancients is where we are going. Once we get there we see the fireplaces. When the caves were dry, millions of years ago, cave men lived in here. The ashes are still on the floor because the water level rose fairly slowly. One of the rocks looks like a proper fire place with a hole where the ashes are! It is just amazing to think that I am in a place where humans lived and ate so many many years ago.
Off out for a meal with Matt tonight, let's see if he still scares me now the course is over. I bet he does. I am re-naming him the Cookie Monster (a cookie being one of several kinds of line markers used in cave diving).
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