Drove here today and then went out to a cenote (cee no tay) for a swim. This area of the Yucatan peninsula has no rivers, lagoons or water systems, just underground. the Mayas had to seek out these underground caves or pools and divert the years supply of water there, during the rainy season. Their main god is Chac - the Rain God. Now this was a cenote. Yesterdays was about 12 x 30 feet and 3 feet deep. This one had 2 viewing platforms, then 92 steps down to the pool. It was about 100 ft. round and 150 ft up to the opening in the ground. Vegetation hangs down into the water where you weren't allowed to touch the water roots. It was cool, but pleasant and the sun shone down in one half. There are 5' fish swimming around which eat the algae and are the natural cleaning system. Some of the local people even have little fish in their water systems to keep it purified. We all went in and paddled around on our noodles for about 45 minutes. then back to camp. cool for the first time in days, for Margaritas and a fabulous Louisiana gumbo on rice that one tailgunner, Randy had made for us.
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