Sheer beauty. A world beneath our own that few get to see. In the depths of the waters lie marvelous places. I love to Scuba dive. It is one of my passions. There are countless sights that just make your jaw drop, figuratively of course, because if you did that underwater you would most likely drown. The types of formations you get to see and swim through leave you in awe. Walls of coral hundreds of feet high, shipwrecks, caves, and cenotes. The colors swirl around, brilliant blues, reds, yellows, all mixing, making vivid creations.
Then there is the feeling. Its not quite like swimming. You dont have to hold your breath or try to stay down. You can just float, suspended in the water. The currents can move around you. Its is like being on the most comforable bed ever made. You be in any posistion and stay in it until you choose. I imagine astronauts would have the same feeling in space. Floating upside down in circles, not caring which way is up. One has to experiance it to know what it really feels like, and the calm that comes with it.
There are few places left that still maintain this type of environment. Places where you can go and be surrounded by nothinng but beauty, with nobody to come and interupt you. Where the daily chores and responsibilies of life seem to evaporate, leaving you with nothing but a feeling of calm amazement. To me it is truely wonderful to experiance time and time again. Alone, nothing but the fish for company. Surrounded by undescribable beauty. The real world is a hundred feet above your head. All your left with is.. freedom.
Brock...I am jealous that you get to scuba dive. I want to learn how, its one of the things on my bucket list and I had hoped to have the chance to try it by now. Your post really helped to create the feelings experienced while on a dive for those who haven't had the opportunity. One sentence is a little awkward, "you be in any ..." other than that its well written.
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