Into The Sea

The right incentive will propel a child to do nearly anything - pushing boundaries, knocking down inhibitions, and blasting through fears.

Usually, Alex refuses to go into the water without a mask.  He just won’t do it.  Doesn’t want to get his face wet.

Following his buddy Joshua at The Atlantis’ Dolphin Cay; however, Alex swam with the dolphins - without a mask.

Well, first, he wore his mask to glide alongside the dolphins in deep water propelled by a hand-held water scooter.  But, then Alex took off the mask to “board” a dolphin for foot push across the lagoon.

Meanwhile, big sister Kayla dove into the open sea with a scuba tank.  She’s twelve years old, not old enough to be unconditionally certified, but certainly old enough to try it out.

There is nothing remarkable about a 12-year-old scuba diving, except that the last time we were in the ocean, just six months back, Kayla was freaked out by the tiniest fish.  She kept avoiding going into the water because she didn’t want to be near the fish.

So, what’s changed?  Why is she so willing to scuba dive now?

I think it’s just the age-old desire to push age limits.

Scuba diving is an adult sport, and she can’t wait to grow up.

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Tagged as: Diving, Scuba diving, Swimming, Water sport