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I Should Have Been a Mermaid

August 24, 2014 by Rika 14 Comments

Hello everyone! I’m currently traveling on my way to Canada and taking a little break so you will find a few scheduled posts this week as I get busy stuffing my face with ALL the sushi and visiting with friends and family.


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.

What do you think of my photo?
Guys, make sure to follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter … there’s lots of extras posted there that don’t make it onto the blog. I also have Google+ if anyone even uses that? And I’m on Bloglovin’, so you can follow me there too! Plus it makes me hopefully win this contest. So there’s that.

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  1. Rika - Cubicle Throwdown says

    September 13, 2014 at 3:46 am

    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 🙂

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  2. Karyn @ Not Done Travelling says

    September 12, 2014 at 7:43 am

    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!

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  3. Rika - Cubicle Throwdown says

    August 27, 2014 at 4:02 pm

    Beautiful, isn't it?? Looks just like that in real life!

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  4. Rachel says

    August 27, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    Oh wow, the colour of that sea!

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  5. Ash says

    August 26, 2014 at 5:32 pm

    Thanks, Rika! We're new to blogging so any and all tips are useful 🙂 I started following your blog, thanks for following ours!

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  6. Rika - Cubicle Throwdown says

    August 26, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    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 🙂

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  7. Ash says

    August 26, 2014 at 1:08 am

    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

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  8. Rika - Cubicle Throwdown says

    August 25, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    Oooooh the transatlantic cruise sounds amazing!

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  9. Rika - Cubicle Throwdown says

    August 25, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    Thank you so much!! I think they're really pretty too.

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  10. Rika - Cubicle Throwdown says

    August 25, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    Yay for ocean!

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  11. Rika - Cubicle Throwdown says

    August 25, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    Hahah well if she sees it, tell her I took it standing on the beach.. the guy is only over about 5ft of water 🙂

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  12. Sandra Murg says

    August 25, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    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 🙂

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  13. Emily says

    August 25, 2014 at 7:05 pm

    My gosh – I love the colours in your photo!

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  14. Steph (@ 20 Years Hence) says

    August 25, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    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!).

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