Cenote Girl - Cave Diving Instructor Mexico

31/08/2026

Measurements of the patch on the SEAL Drysuits • diving • gear • scuba 📐

I’d say 10cm x 5.7cm 🙌

It comes with 2 Velcro, one on the arm and one on the leg, I believe the patch itself is not included when you buy a suit but there are some excellent retailers who make nice patches like D°LUXE Dive Gear 💕

It’s the little details isn’t it 😜

30/08/2026

Sharing details of how I set up tanks and some small tricks 🙌

This is the configuration I’ve dived since 7 years and it still works for me in most setups from OC to CCR.

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# 1
Jubilee bands, how far down? Easy: measure from armpit to belt and then use that to place bands from valve downwards (do not measure from bottom up). Boltsnap is slightly off the modular side of the valve or stem, this creates tork for the tank needed to stabilize it and it also places tank valve comfortably for the hand to reach.

# 2, 3, 4: Reg setup

# 5, 6, 7 adding a weight plate: if you use the inner webbing to secure a weight plate you can lower one piece of weight which is sometimes necessary. I use drip stone, Highland plates…

# 8, 9, 10 Dump valve hack. This was made by my instructor when I learned CCR on the but later 1) I stopped using the wing while on CCR and 2) I came to a different canister placement that doesn’t require this modification to reach dump valve.

I hope sharing this is useful for you guys, questions please in the comments or DM!

22/08/2026

Tech diving + ADHD, dyslexia, social anxiety, numerophobia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, etc.

No one talks about how difficult it is to try tech diving when our learning process and abilities are different to the average person. Some of us didn’t even know that we are challenged by specific types of learning until we had to try technical diving.

In my case, utter fear of numbers is the biggest challenge in my career. Calculating simple math in my daily life has me shaking with anxiety, let alone explaining calculations to students in a class. You may not notice it but it’s always there, I have just done it over and over and over and over and I have learned to be with the discomfort of numbers and to know that I will make mistakes and it’s ok, even as an instructor, to make a mistake and acknowledge it. I do have safety nets, I do have extra checks and I do have methods that help me make teaching systematic so that I can also feel more capable and deliver (because honestly not being able to count makes me feel really dumb!).

When trying technical diving, a lot of our challenges get exponentially big. The same way that I have a system in my diving that allows me to operate in an organized way, you may have found that in your daily work, and life, you feel pretty comfortable, however, coming to technical diving suddenly becomes a mountain higher than you were planning to climb.

Some people abandon, some people continue and pursue and succeed, some people don’t succeed. And it’s all good.

Technical diving gave me the only system that I have ever had in my life, that helps me have some sort of order.
It taught me sequences, it taught me repetition is good repetition is good repetition in good, it taught me to focus on the task, it taught me to value mental checklists (I am unable to do physical checklists still!) and it taught me that complex tasks only build on basic simple tasks that are always performed in the same way.

Who can relate to this? Is it worth continuing this conversation? What kind of learning challenge did you find in your diving life and how did you overcome it?

This conversation is important. Please comment and share 💙

Photo Carolina Wells

18/08/2026

Walk the walk…

Technical diving is proving and demanding. It’s physically challenging, mentally draining and therefore labeled as dangerous. I believe it’s dangerous when the procedures in place aren’t followed. It’s dangerous when steps are skipped and shortcuts are taken. But I was taught that the way we dive is proven to work in “all environments” because it’s simple, organized, and logical. That’s how I was brought up in technical diving.

Stepping away from the circle in which I had grown came with an enormous responsibility, there is no one backing you up anymore. That’s what I did to be able to continue growing and reaching further than my original goals. As terrifying as it sounds, there was no other way. At first, I followed what I had learned and religiously continued to teach it. Then, I was able to relax in my new reality and question every single thing I’d learnt over the years. What was taught to me, and why, and how. I was free. Free to modify. Free to abandon things that no longer served me. Free to decide and choose and infuse my own beliefs into the teaching of technical diving.

But the main idea that stuck with me is: it has to work in all environments.

Every time I work on a different project, water, configuration or conditions, I test all the things I teach to you when you train with me. I test pre-dive organization, I test best practices kitting tanks, I test donning and doffing. I test pre dive check procedures, I test descents… and so on.

Currently being in a remote location and doing deep dives in overhead environments, in rough seas, with harsh conditions, specific objectives and challenging goals has given me again an opportunity to test what I teach, what works, what doesn’t, use things that aren’t taught often but are important, and to validate once again that THE BASICS of training (yes, buoyancy, trim, position!!!) make your diving or break your diving. Dominating complex skills in a controlled precise manner can only come from having practiced basic skills over and over; and that experience, is transferred to you in training.
Questions about training? 👇 Please share in the comments or DM 📩

Photo Alvaro Herrero

12/08/2026

Got my paws on the Radical S from diving equipment | exploration | scuba 🙌

Smaller, only in size.

I consider myself a normal-face person with the exception of my protruding cheeks. Cheeks always love to kiss the glass which I only notice in photos. Other than that I can say this mask is pretty comfy and low profile, and a tiny bit smaller than the Radical so if that one was too big for your face, try this one.

If you want to try it in Tulúm do get in touch!

02/08/2026

Hobbies? Cooking…
Cooking grandiose exploration plans 🙌

What do you tell people when they ask you about your hobbies? Tell me in the comments 👇

Photo Carolina Wells

01/05/2026

What can I say 😍

🤿 A DIVING POWER SYSTEM THAT GROWS WITH YOUR NEEDS

Thanks to the modular design of the MODULAR series batteries, you can freely configure and expand your power system. A wide range of available components allows for an instant setup change between backmount and sidemount configurations. The system enables powering a single device (e.g., a primary light or a heating system) or both simultaneously using a dual output. All components are fully dimensionally compatible, ensuring easy interchangeability.

MODULAR series batteries (with a maximum voltage of 12.6 V) are available in three capacity variants:

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🚩Whenever you're in Mexico 🇲🇽, make sure to grab the opportunity to put our torches and batteries to the test while diving, training, or exploring underwater caves with Cenote Girl - Cave Diving Instructor Mexico.

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