As a boy I loved to watch nature shows. But my favorite was the Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. I loved to travel around the world with him and his ship the Calypso. They would dive in their little submarines and see amazing things.
In Hawaii there is a company called Atlantis Submarine. We had heard different reports regarding this experience, but decided to give it a try. We loved every part of this attraction from the boat ride out to the dive site to the view on the bottom of the ocean. You start out on a dock boarding a large boat. We went up to the top deck and enjoyed the view, the blue water and the sea spray. We reached the dive site and tied up to the sub. We were soon climbing down a ladder into the submarine. We got to sit right up front by the pilot. We could see out his big window and out our own big window. The ride was as smooth as silk and the view was great. Color starts to be filtered out as you descend and at 100 feet my red shirt looked purple. We saw a reef shark, sea turtles and of course lots of fish. On the boat ride back to the dock we were joined by some spinner dolphins. Seeing them jumping out of the water and spinning was the perfect closer to a great experience.
Finally the little boy who dreamed of traveling with Jacques got a chance to dive in a submarine. This is a day that I will remember for a long time.
1 comment:
I'm so jealous! Sounds like fun
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