Dos Ojos Cenotes

  Today I visited the Dos Ojos Cenotes; it was absolutely amazing!  For those of you who are unaware of what a cenote is, it is an underground cave system filled with freshwater- an experience unlike any other!  Imagine this, donning  snorkeling gear (for the third time ever), slipping into cool, crystal-clear water, and swimming into the darkness with only a small flashlight to show you the way.  Yipes!  I'm glad we had a tour guide!  We dove in and did our best to avoid those enormous stalagmites and stalactites... and those huge columns that exist when stalactites grow into stalagmites.  It was like a wonderland... and we didn't have to be so careful as when snorkeling over reefs, because everything was rock- no wildlife to harm.

  Every now and then we would look up and see sky through the cave ceiling.  Light poured down in a cloudy beam- illuminating the rocks at the bottom of the pool like a mini-spotlight.  Beautiful.  A few bats clung to the top of the cave, and small fish swam about our legs.  We took a few pictures, but of course the underwater photos did absolutely no justice to the beauty we saw- a few panoramic shots will give you an idea of what I'm talking about though.

PS- I forgot to mention that we met some girls from the US while we were visiting the cenotes.  One girl was actually from Houston and went to Booker T., but they all met while going to school at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA; they were celebrating a 30th birthday- man, what a way to celebrate!  Heh... funny how it's always nice to talk with someone from home.

Gypsy-dom

Hola,

  It's been almost 2wks since my move to Playa del Carmen Mexico, and I figure it's about time that I begin a blog about my gypsy-dom.  I'm one of those kids that fell in love with traveling and seeing new places and cultures; I also found that the easiest way to see or learn about any one place is to actually move there for a while.  I've lived in Texas, Oklahoma, two cities in Missouri, Hawai'i, Pennsylvania, California, and two cruise ships (traveling to Alaska, throughout Central America, and the Caribbean)... all since my performance career began in 2005. 

  I feel absolutely blessed to have experienced so much, and I can't imagine all of the places that I will see in the future.

  This blog is for all those people with itchy, need-to-travel feet like mine,  for everyone who lives adventurously through written word, and for any family or friends who just may wonder what I'm up to.  Hang on for an adventure!