omg, i came to cancun expecting to be sitting on a resort beach, sipping a margarita, and watching girls in bikinis. little did i know, i’d be experiencing something i never even knew existed. what is a cenote? it’s a big natural pit or sinkhole. people didn’t know it even existed until a big hole sunk and beneath it was the purest groundwater you could ever find. i felt like i was in an alien world!!!

there are cenote’s everywhere. well not everywhere, only on this part of mexico. you won’t find anything like this in the world. driving up the long dirt road, pulling up to a big natural sinkhole, and being totally blown away. the water was so clean i couldn’t believe it.

then this is where it gets interesting. some holes go super deep, as deep as 40 meters or 120′. some holes go hundreds of meters back into dark caves. i don’t like dark caves so it was kind of terrifying for me.

you have one flashlight. if the battery dies, you die. there is no way you will be able to get back out. it’s like a giant dark maze and if you don’t remember how you get in, you won’t make it out. just the thought of that is terrifying!

then you have all these alien creatures! weird fish i never seen in my life.

yes, you can see the fear in my eyes. i tried to act all cool, but deep inside my mind, i was a little scared boy. one of the few times i wasn’t in control of my life. and guess what? i kind of liked that feeling. haha.

then i heard squeaking all over. felt things flying over my head. come to find out, the caves are infested with bats! omg, vampire blood sucking bats!!!!

and not only bats, freaky turtles too! what the heck????

then you find a spot where the sun finds a little hole and provides the most amazing spotlight. it was a trip! diving deep into the most clearest water in the world not knowing where the top is. and if you misjudge the top, you might come up and hit your head on the limestone. so dam freaky! did some deep dives and felt like i was in heaven.

forget the resort hotels, forget the margaritas, and forget the girls in bikinis. come to cancun and experience cenote’s. i traveled the world and thought i seen it all. this was something out of my wildest dreams and something i would recommend to anyone and everyone.

just got the photos off my camera of yesterdays session. couldn’t believe how beautiful the colors were! totally different than hawaii! here we had our little surf point to ourselves.

Ambo-san was just in hawaii last month. we got some good sessions. when he left, i told him, “ok, see you somewhere in the world, except cancun.” haha. i never thought i would come to cancun but here i am. my mind forever changes and i’m happy it does.

Satoko and i are very alike. when it’s time to work, we work. we put 100% into everything that involves a job. but when it’s time to play, we play. we put 200% into everything that involves play. here, we are playing. haha.

getting off the plane and jumping into the caribbean sea felt so refreshing!

walking down the streets is always fun. 2 x 45?

the best massage for 2 x 45? two for $45. cheap! but i doubt good.

see mexicans all over pushing carts with very interesting food.

this is where i ate breakfast. i just point to what i want and then i make me something totally different. i better learn how to speak spanish. haha.

my grande nachos lunch. i’m eating so much mexican that i feel like a mexican. and i must look like a mexican too because everybody tells me i look local here. haha.
viva mexico!

after all these years of traveling, i finally got to see the caribbean sea! i couldn’t believe how emerald the color was! now i know why japanese tourist freak out when they see lanikai beach for the first time. i felt the same way.

yes, i’m a tourist here so i must pose like a tourist sometimes.

the water was so clean, warm, and felt so good to jump in! there were actually waves so the three of us jumped in for a surf session. so fun!

i could sit here for days and days. felt so good taking a nap on the beach after all those long airplane rides.

i’m blown away by this wonderful world we live in. beauty and adventure everywhere!

then we caught the local bus to go back into the city.

a very local bus. haha. look at that guy giving me the stink eye for taking this photo. busted!

want to thank Satoko and Ambo-san for the wonderful day! i love your cancun!
goodnight amigos!