Spain, Balearic Islands, Mallorca April 2014

A birthday celebration in Mallorcas dark veins...

Cueva del Drac

located next to a nice beach
No Parking - only for unloading gear
Cave diving permission needed in advance.
a lot of halocline, depending of the amount of rain before...
Main attraction: the "sal of broccoli" in aprox. 20m dept
exploration of the cave still in progress
The caves depth varies between ca. 6m und 20m
in the shallower section a lot of sediment and the walls are coverd with a black algee or some bacterial type
acessability and water entrance is easy, for the dry part good shoes are required (slippery floor)
sanitary facilities not available

Cova Genovesa

in the middle of a small town
parking easy, bit of gear carrying required
Cave diving permission needed in advance.
even more halocline, depending of the amount of rain before...
sidemount recommended - lots of clay! We dive only in the entrance section for video
sanitary facilities not available
more pics and infos about Mallorca cave diving

Spain July 2009 - an exiting visit at the spanish speleological karst area

Pozo Azul, Fuente Azul und Cueva Piscarciano- our first step into an amazing new area for us!

Thanks to our friend Roberto F. García! Without his help, this trip wouldn't be happen! >Muchas gracias y un Saludos a Madrid y Burgos!

Water temerature is aprox. 10 to 14 degree Celsius. So bring your dry suit ;)

Most of the caves don`t have much current.

We could go down to a max. depth of 45 meter.

Deeper sections require more sufficient gas logistics...

average dive time was aprox. 80 minutes, we really need scooters :)

You need to be in a good shape- the cave entrances are never close to the parking lot!

There is absolutely no dive center around- you need to bring all your own stuff, incl. compressor and weight...

Next time we will be better prepared- smaller cylinders for the sidemount caves, smaller car to sneak trough the narrow villages.

Pozo Azul

We spent time there in 2009- while the Pozo Azul became 2 km more of mesured galeries. But now, 2010 there is a new recaord!

British-led dive team break record with 8.8km cave dive. Explorers Jason Mallinson, Rick Stanton and John Volanthen, along with Dutch caver Rene Houben, charted new territory in a 50-hour voyage which saw them spend two nights camped deep underground.