David, Invite your daughter on a road trip to Mexico to see your favorite places - and then take the trip.
Someday she will be thankful for the time spent together. John Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 20, 2019, at 10:11 PM, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There are quite a few people that are on this list-server ( or that used to > be ) > who have been swimming at a rural spot in Mexico called "Laguna de la Media > Luna." > > Most of the cavers that attended Mexpeleo 95 ( at Sierra de Alvarez ), > went swimming here. > > Here is a nice video showing the swimming hole from the air. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGLOmug3F8M > > I recall a caver on this list-serve saying that they had once explored the > underwater > cave at the bottom of the sinkhole. The water in the cave appears to be > too murky > to entice me to want to dive there ( if ever learned how ). > > I have been swimming here twice, but each time we were in too big of a hurry, > and were > mostly just there to relax from the long drive before heading to cave. > > I think the image below is an aerial view of the area: > > http://www.segam.gob.mx/images/FotosANPS/mediapoli.png > > Here is a link on Google Maps: > > https://goo.gl/maps/yNXza5tVNs82 > > I do not see any easy to find karst information specific to this particular > sinkhole and the cave, so there is > an idea for someone to write an article. > > There was some kind of big fire there on Christmas Eve, but I could not find > any info on what > effect it had on the "parque." > > On a not-so related note, > > It has now been years since I went on a caving trip in Mexico. I can only > guess 15 or 16 years. I > really miss it. One of the many bizarre ironies of my life, is that I went > way out of my way to marry a girl from > down there, ( in a gamble ? ), that she and I would enjoy traveling together > down there. My daughter will > soon be 15 and I have never taken her to any of my favorite places, > especially those in Mexico. Now that > she is a teenager, she thinks her old geezer dad is too boring to hang out > with. The idea of a road-trip > with her is about as likely as going to the Moon. I never imagined that > aspect > of my life would be so disappointing and stressful. All I can do for the > time being, is watch YouTube videos > and take deep breaths, although I am trying to force myself to drink a > Kombucha Ginger drink instead of a Dr. Pepper. > > I am going to have to find a nice waterfall soon and sit for a long time. > About the only thing keeping me > sane at the moment ( if that is even still possible ), is my recent obsession > with learning about Linux computering. > > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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