Trips & Travel - 2003

I moved to Mexico at the very beginning of 2003 expecting to be stay only for a short four week contract, almost three years on and I am still here, married with a Mexican daughter! Although I had visited Mexico in the past both for business and pleasure, I certainly did not know Mexico in the way I know it now. We really did manage to get in a lot of trips in a short period, many that I still need to write up.

Playa Del Carmen

Diving in Playa Del Carmen deep drifting amongst the Turtles.

Cenotes Kankirixche and Sabak Ha

A beautiful jungle saphire cenote and the deepest cenote in the Yucatan Peninsula

Cenotes San Eduardo and Papakal

More cenotes from the Yucatan state, and a snake in a chile tree!

Full Cave Training around Puerto Aventuras

My much delayed full cave diving training in the cenotes around Puerto Aventuras

Sotano De Las Golondrinas

One of the deepest pits in the world, to see the exodus of swallows.

La Media Luna, San Luis Potassi

Open Water Springs Diving in the Mexican state of San Luis Potossi

Troy Springs

This trip was open water though sidemount aceess is possible apparently.

Ginnie Springs, Florida

Probably the most famous cave diving site in the world

Iztaccihuatl Volcano

A really fantastic volcano and my favorite climb anywhere in the world.

Nevado De Toluca

A high altitude volcano crater and a famous mountain climb.

Volcano Diving, Lake Alchichica

High altitude diving in an ancient volcano crater in the desert.

Toluca, Estado de Mexico

The industrial but charming town of Toluca and the Cosmovitral - Jardin Botanico.

Drift Diving in Cozumel

The blue water, fast drift diving capital of the world.

Yucatan Cenotes 1

1st of 3 pages of my first ever trip to the cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula ...

Yucatan Cenotes 2

... experiencing cenotes such as Papakal, Dzonot-ila, X-Batoom ...

Yucatan Cenotes 3

...exploring ancient Mayan archeology and modern Mayan culture.

Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo

Diving the Pacific Ocean reefs and ledges of Zihuatanejo Bay.

El Chico, Hidalgo

Woodland camping in a national park in Hidalgo state.

Veracruz Diving

Diving the reefs of Veracruz and the first post certification dive for Liliana

Liliana's checkout dives, Florida

I wanted Liliana to be taught Open Water by a cave diver. It makes sense yes?

Valle de Bravo

Valle de Bravo, a sane retreat from the madness of Mexico City.

Veracruz, May 2003

My first ever time to Veracruz, and Liliana's first ever dive!

San Miguel De Allende

Recommended by many people, the sleepy town of San Miguel de Allende.

Monte Alban, Oaxaca

Zapotec ruins originally built more than 2000 years ago in the central vally of Oaxaca.

Tepoztlan(Pyramid of Tepozteco)

Climbing the hill from Tepoztlan to the clifftop pyramid of Tepozteco.