MX Recommendation

[Luxrok]

My wife and I are going to get to dive next Saturday with Protec in Playa. I was wondering which cave you might pick if you had two dives in one day with Protec?

My wife and I are both Intro to Cave level. We dove the two loops at Dos Ojos already.

Thanks,
Hans

[FW]

Unfortunatly there are no guided Intro level dives in Mexico. You have to pick cavern, or cave. As you probably noticed, Dos Ojos is essentially an Intro dive. We jokingly call it a CAVErn dive.

There are nice cavern dives all over the area. Next to Dos Ojos, I would pick Sac Aktun (Grand Cenote), or Taj Mahal.

[Luxrok]

Why are there no guided intro dives in MX? What intro restrictions eliminate the possibility? Do all the dives start with a jump or t in the main line? Or is it the unavailability of H valves? Please expand on your response.

[Shadowjack]

Here's what we've been using for MX.

http://www.mxlogic.com/

Eric

[FW]

Here's what we've been using for MX.

http://www.mxlogic.com/

Eric

Ho! Ho! Ho!

[FW]

Why are there no guided intro dives in MX? What intro restrictions eliminate the possibility? Do all the dives start with a jump or t in the main line? Or is it the unavailability of H valves? Please expand on your response.

I can't address why. I can only tell you that the official guide system is only set up to for "Snorkle", "Cavern" and "Cave". This was done in response to fatalities several years ago, so it would be hard to change now.

The Snorkle dives are a hoot. There are 2 guides, one in front, and one in back of the group. The guides both have lights, but none of the tourists do. They also have no fins. I *think* the theory is nobody will stray off, with no light

They take "Cavern" well beyond the US defination of Cavern, but not as far as intro. They only tanks I have ever seen available are regular OW single 80's.

For "Cave", there are a few places, like Protec, that have double, manifolded 80's. They do allow penetrations up to thirds on those tanks.

While it may be possible to talk an individual guide into taking you beyond cavern, the oficial system doesn't have any provisions for it, and if caught, the guide would be in trouble.

[Luxrok]

MX records, cute. Ha ha ha.

[Line Squirrel]

My wife and I are going to get to dive next Saturday with Protec in Playa. I was wondering which cave you might pick if you had two dives in one day with Protec?

My wife and I are both Intro to Cave level. We dove the two loops at Dos Ojos already.

Thanks,
Hans

(1) Mayan Blue: Do the "B" tunnel to "E" and onto "F"...great dive.
(2) Vaca Ha

Someone mentioned Sak Aktun...can't co wrong there either, do the Cuznha circuit (I'm sure I butchered the spelling).

[Luxrok]

Much clearer now. I hadn't realized it was another level of bureaucracy that was causing the issue.

Thanks,
Hans

[rjack]

I would find someone teaching "intro cave" and get them as a guide. That way you'll be doing "cave" but matched with your limits.

I vote for downstream Carwash (forget the name of the loop on the left) and Grand Cenote/Sac Aktun. That would be a good day IMO. Not sure if those exceed your limits though.

RJ