I just got SCUBA certified today and I had dove a spring system and a sinkhole- many pictures were taken (take a look at my most recent observations and it’ll be quite easy to tell… unless you’re reading this right after I post this and haven’t actually posted the observations yet) and I remember a …

Probably the day I met the lone Humbolt Penguin named Miguelito that lives on an islote off the coast of Ecuador… He means well, but he really likes to bite your wetsuit and will not hesitate to deflate a brand new dive marker :]

Just wrote down two snorkeling stories there, as they were actually some of my most impactful iNat-experiences anyways. Everthing feels more intense under water https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/accidental-happiness-unexpected-observations/32806/6

Congratulations! One of my most memorable experiences would have to be my first open-water dive when I was 14. It was in the middle of winter, in a murky harbour, with nothing to see but sea cucumbers. It blew my mind :laughing: But for most spectacular, hands down, would be diving at Aladdin’s Cav…

I’m fortunate to have snorkeled in Maui (saw a Humuhumunukunukuapua’a), Baja with sea lions, Cozumel, Honduras, Belize, and Israel (Eilat). Belize is my favorite, because the reef is shallow and accessible with a variety of corals, sharks, rays, and fish, plus the food and people are great. https://…

Swimming with whale sharks off Western Australia. They seem to move effortlessly through the water but it is impossible to keep up with them.

After spending so much time on overfished, bleaching, and otherwise damaged coral reef being dropped into a relatively unscathed huge and diverse old reef was pure majesty. I will never forget that. Like an ancient forest or how I imagine great mountains would feel.

I have never visited a large-scale mountain range like the Alps or Himalaya

Ah, I thought you meant something from a book or like that! Mountains are cool and scary at the same time, same with ocean.

Most memorable underwater/diving experiences?

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earthknight June 19, 2022, 11:27pm 2

Had an opportunity to do some diving in the Andaman Islands a few years back. That was pretty spectacular. The water was astoundingly clear, so everything was tack-sharp.

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