My lifetime love of the ocean made complete sense when I was 25 years old and saw the hospital I was born in. I was born on Vancouver Island and we moved away before I turned 2, so I didn’t remember it. The day my aunt took me by the hospital I was born in, it all made sense. It was right beside the ocean with amazing views of the Pacific.
As I grew up, I hated sports but loved the water… you could find me swimming or synchronized swimming, and then when I was older, surfing and scuba diving. The ocean is now my ‘office’ as a dive instructor, and I couldn’t be happier about that.
I am SO lucky to live on Roatan, where we have some of the most beautiful water – above and below the surface. When Cruise.co.uk contacted me about their ‘Depths of Perception’ contest, I knew right away this was my kind of contest!
My entry is a photo from West Bay Beach, one of the most stunning beaches on Roatan. The water is warm, turquoise and has beautiful snorkeling right off the beach. It looks exactly like what everyone pictures when they think about the Caribbean! I managed to get a shot of one of the standup paddleboard employees as he got his workday started. I love the contrast between his shirt and the sea, and all the blues in the water and sky.
You're so awesome for being able to stay offline while preparing for an exam, I'm the WORST at that!! Thanks for the compliment 🙂
Hey girl! I'm finally able to start going through your entries that I missed while I was preparing for my exam. I can't wait to be caught up again. 🙂 This is a beautiful photo!
Beautiful, isn't it?? Looks just like that in real life!
Oh wow, the colour of that sea!
Thanks, Rika! We're new to blogging so any and all tips are useful 🙂 I started following your blog, thanks for following ours!
Hey Ash – thanks so much for the comment and super happy to hear from fellow divers. You guys are really brave diving in San Diego – too chilly for me, but tons of cool sharks and stuff to see in that area! Looking forward to reading all about it… I've added you guys to my Bloglovin' feed so I can keep up with your adventures!
PS. You should check out Gravatar so your pic shows up with your comments around the web 🙂
Absolutely love! We found our passion in diving last year in Bora Bora and recently got open water certified in Mexico and are diving soon in cold water for the first time next week in San Diego CA! Roatan is on the top of our dive-trip list! We can relate to this post very closely, we love the water too- above and below. We started blogging recently and hope to write about our diving experiences soon 🙂 Check out our space- http://www.chasingsunandwaves.com
Oooooh the transatlantic cruise sounds amazing!
Thank you so much!! I think they're really pretty too.
Yay for ocean!
Hahah well if she sees it, tell her I took it standing on the beach.. the guy is only over about 5ft of water 🙂
Makes me want to be in his place 🙂
I love water and the ocean – being from a landlocked country makes this love a bit frustrating at times… That's all the more reason to look forward to my transatlantic cruise, when I can stare at the ocean for two weeks!
My love for the ocean also reflects in my favourite colours, which happen to be the colours in your photograph 🙂
My gosh – I love the colours in your photo!
Love the photo and I love the title of this post; I find myself thinking the same thing whenever I'm in the water (even if it is a swimming pool!).