Re: Introduce your self with pics.
What else did you see besides big fish?
I saw giant sea turtles laying eggs on the beach -- definitely one of the highlights of my trip. To be honest, I don't really remember that much about the diving, since I wasn't too impressed by it. I was more impressed by the hikes in the jungle.
I think I wasn't too impressed by the diving because I've done most of my scuba diving in the Red Sea in the Middle East, which is considered one of the most untouched and pristine reefs in the world. Just fantastic diving there, but the reason it's so pristine is because not too many people take vacations to the Middle East. I got to dive there on a regular basis because I was living in Egypt at the time. Since my dad is also an avid diver, we'd take trips to the Red Sea at least once a month and just do dive after dive, sometimes 6 or 7 dives a day/night.
I also had the privilege of doing a lot of diving in the Caribbean, but in another area that has not been destroyed by throngs of tourists -- I dove a lot off the coast of Honduras (which is the second largest contiguous reef in the world, after the Great Barrier Reef). I was living in El Salvador at the time, so I had the opportunity to dive in places that not too many other people get to see.
When I think back about the places I grew up in, one of thing I recognize is that growing up in these places is what has defined my interests and my passions as an adult. Living in 8 different countries and so many different environments definitely fostered a sense of stewardship for the land and the sea that I don't think I would have developed had I not been exposed to these different places, and I thank god all the time that I was lucky enough to have been able to do and see so many cool things as a kid. It has shaped who I am today in immeasurable ways.
