Mexico
Sistema Dos Ojos - "Two Eyes" in Spanish
Dos Ojos means Two Eyes in
Spanish, and it is easy to see how that system got its name, as two eyes (cenotes) are
very close to each other. Couple yellow cavern lines started in the East Eye, side by
side. The left one went to Bat Cave cenote and looped around into itself and the one on
the right went towards West Eye, around one side of it and a
little into the cave. Once in the cave, the cavern line made a very sharp turn and right
at that turn, there was a plastic crocodile with the Barbie in its jaws. Here’s the
proof for those who think I am nuts ;-).
The Upstream
In 2006, we did a Basement Line as well. Slightly less pretty then the main upstream line. Probebly not visited as often as Mainline and therefore slightly more silty too.
East Eye cenote was very sizeable with some interesting features and (typically) tons of cavern divers.
Downstream line is one of my favorite dives, save for Grand Cenote and Nohoch. Called River Run, it starts at the East Eye and goes towards the coast, passing a lot of cenotes on the way, the first one being Dos Palmas cenote. During my first swim on that line, right after 2 hurricanes hit teh area in 2006, I was wondering about the River Run name until we got into some narrower passage and really felt the flow. There we were, in the middle of huge underground river that carried us with it as it ran towards the coast. I did not even have to kick much. The cave had so much variety with tighter passages opening up into huge rooms, back to narrow again and into massive vertical breakdowns... Formations were everywhere, on the walls, ceilings, floors. The colors ranged from off white to rusty brownish hues.
