| Cave | Date | Time In / Out | Total Time | Max Depth | Temp | Dive Buddy |
| Sac Actun | 1-1-01 | 13:40 / 15:09 | 89 | 40 ft. | 77 F | Hazel Barton |
This was a tour and photo trip. A pretty cave overall, on a relatively quiet day for this cenote. Turned on air.
On the first day of the new year (2001), Hazel and I decided to visit Sac Actun and do
a cave dive from the Grand Cenote. This cenote is normally very crowded, but since
today was a recovery day (from New Years Eve) for most people, it was relatively
quiet. The cenote entrance closed early That day, so we got our gear together
and headed into the cave.
After jumping off of the main line, there was some nice passage to swim through that was perfect for side mount gear. Hazel follows the line through it with ease.
There were quite a few nice formations scattered about the cave.......
.... along with little ledges and pockets to stick your head into and see what was there.
After reaching our 1/3 mark on air, the dive was turned and it was time to pick up our reel and head on out of the cave.
I reeled my way along, and let Hazel take some pictures with my camera instead.
If nothing else, giving her the camera meant one less thing to have to carry while dealing
with the reel.
Of course there was still colorful formations to enjoy in the passage as we went along.
As I approached the entrance of the cenote, where our primary line was tied off, we
could spot many of the snorkelers enjoying the view of the cave lit up with our lights.
We performed our safety stop out of the reach of the snorkelers by some formations in
the cavern area. This was a beautiful cave dive for the first day of the year.
Hopefully, it will be followed by many more.