Vegan Shark
Contributor
Let's face it: Divers are very special. How many people ever get to experience the beauty of cruising through a kelp forest, the sense of awe as a whale shark swims overhead, the serenity of an endless universe of blue, and the sense of adventure exploring shipwrecks and caves?
But despite being spectacular, scuba is a pretty uncommon sport. There aren't diving commercials on TV, the few times it's portrayed in movies it's a horror film with people stuck in caves, getting eaten by sharks, or something else scary as hell.
So how'd you become a diver? What made you into the crazy guy wading through surf with 100 lbs of gear strapped to your back, while others are content to just sunbathe and stand in the shallows?
While writing a blog post on how divers can help save marine mammals recently, I was thinking about my own experience getting into diving. As a kid I always loved fantasy and sci-fi novels, the wonder of experiencing a brand new world. Life beneath the sea is more mysterious and magical than Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter could ever be, so it's no wonder I fell in love. Just wish I had done it sooner!
Here's the blog post with my experiences if anyone is interested:http://www.happivore.com/blog/ghost-fishing
But despite being spectacular, scuba is a pretty uncommon sport. There aren't diving commercials on TV, the few times it's portrayed in movies it's a horror film with people stuck in caves, getting eaten by sharks, or something else scary as hell.
So how'd you become a diver? What made you into the crazy guy wading through surf with 100 lbs of gear strapped to your back, while others are content to just sunbathe and stand in the shallows?
While writing a blog post on how divers can help save marine mammals recently, I was thinking about my own experience getting into diving. As a kid I always loved fantasy and sci-fi novels, the wonder of experiencing a brand new world. Life beneath the sea is more mysterious and magical than Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter could ever be, so it's no wonder I fell in love. Just wish I had done it sooner!
Here's the blog post with my experiences if anyone is interested:http://www.happivore.com/blog/ghost-fishing