We laid line

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We laid line

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I just had to share.

Today, I got to do something I didn't think I would ever do.

I got to be part of an "exploration" dive in a cave here in Mexico. Yes, people had been in this cave before, but nobody in about 7 years, and the former line was largely gone or present only in huge, broken, knotted masses.

My buddy was running the line, but the two of us made it past the former EOL, and put in about another 150 feet or so of line before we walled the passage out in backmount. And it's MY arrow sitting on the end of the line. MINE!

We swam out to the entry, which was from the ocean, and I stood in waist-deep water and jumped up and down and up and down and yelled "Yay!" until everybody else was laughing at me.

Thanks to Ela Bertoni for being my buddy, and doing all the tedious line repair work, and for letting me put the arrow on the end of the line.

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Congratulations! I'm so happy you got laid! ....er....happy the line got laid by you.....uh....well, I'm just happy for you!
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Way cool! You are having more than the typical Mexico trip.
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That's awesome, Lynne! Congratulations!
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Way cool!
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It's the end of the line for you kid! :rofl:
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Congratulations - International explorer :supz:
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I'm glad there was a point in the end. Okay, we are all really corny.

Sounds like some great diving adventures down there, Lynne. Dive safe!
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Lynne: My most sincere congratulations. Not only have I never done this, I will never be able to do it. An impressive accomplishment.
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Congrats! That's is awesome!
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Whoo hoo...every cave diver's dream! When are you going back sidemount? :)
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Lynne!! Thats most excellent!!

Congrats and I really want to hear all about it next time at Matador!! I'm buying! :)
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Thanks, everybody.

The terrible thing is that I think that particular high is like crack cocaine -- addictive on the first taste!
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Congratulations! It feels incredible to stand at the top of the mountain every now and again. :supz:
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Yep, there is no high like that from a memory making adventure. Congratulations.
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Super awesome! Congrats Lynne!
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LCF wrote:Thanks, everybody.

The terrible thing is that I think that particular high is like crack cocaine -- addictive on the first taste!

I get it. Its like diving a virgin wreck. I'm very happy for you.
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