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<CHKBOONE@ao*.co*> or more likely a forger wrote:
>I'm heading for Mexico to dive the caves with Steve Garrard and am concerned
>about the water.   Though bottled water is available it seems that diving in
>the ground water supply is sure to result in the injestion of just enough
>local water to make a gringo sick.    Any suggestions on avoiding problems
>with this?   Is it a problem?
>
>I have one of those snorkles with the ball in a cage but you know you sill
>get a drop of water now and then even with these.  High tech can't protect
>you from everyting I guess.    

Just a suggestion, but wouldn't cave diving _without_ the snorkel result in
the ingestion of less of the local water?  As an added bonus, Rule #1 would
then also allow the dive to take place in the first place.  :-)

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Anthony DeBoer                                  http://www.onramp.ca/~adb/
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