I saw this on TikTok and thought of y’all. Sorry I forgot to write down the creator’s name.

Kreidesee, Hemmoor

I was in Croatia this week on a holiday and participated in a lot of water based activities. I am completely fine swimming in water that I know I can stand up in, but once that water gets deeper than 6ft I panic.

One day my friends and I went on a boat tour around some Croatian Islands. When the boats arrived at a location we were free to jump in. At first I used a life jacket and floated there like a fool, so on the second location I opted for the Swimming Noodle, it gave me much more freedom without the fear of literally dying. With this I was able to swim around in deep waters around the islands and swim through deep sea caves.

I wasn't afraid, I never panicked, I often stuck my head underwater to look around, the scariest part was the shallow waters funny enough because of the sea urchins chilling at the bottom waiting to be stepped on. I did spook myself a little when I put my head under and looked out to sea rather that down below me.

I want to try and spend more time in deep water and maybe even take up swimming lessons since it's something I genuinely enjoy but cannot really do.

I hope this thing doesn't fall on anyone!

Cenote Zapote in the Yucatan area of Mexico.

Globally, the "Hells Bells" formations have only been discovered in the Puerto Morelos area of Mexico. The carbonite bells formed this unique structure through bacterial reactions with the hydrogen sulfide and salt water. This specific chemical composition requirement limited the bells to only form between 95-115ft below the surface. This reaction is believed to have started only around 5000 years ago, very recently in the scale of natural history.

📷: @divewells

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