“So what/when is your next big adventure?” It is a questions asked by friends, coworkers and even my parents since May of 2011; when I couldn’t sit still for more than a couple of months at a time as my bank account and vacation time recuperated from a previous adventure. I promised you, my readers,…
Read More...Shark Week Inspires Shark Month
Shark Week begins on Sunday on the Discovery Channel. I was a big time fan beginning somewhere in middle school and continuing into college and beyond. But a funny thing happened; along the way I began to see sharks on dives, their blue sleek forms cutting smoothly through the water, then I started seeking shark…
Read More...Happy 1 Year Blogiversary
Sarah Under the Sea has been live for 1 year. In that time, I have kayaked 60 miles through Louisiana swamp, spent an afternoon in New Orleans, enjoyed a week in London, rushed through 2 days in Paris, pulled off a weekend in Cancun, and explored a week in San Francisco…and I have managed to…
Read More...Florida Friday: Epcot Dive Quest
Everyone automatically envisions Spaceship Earth, the giant golf ball, or the World Showcase, Epcot’s amazing interpretation of countries from around the globe brought to the heart of Disney, when they think of Epcot. From the moment I signed up to dive at Epcot’s The Seas with Nemo and Friends, the #1 thing I kept hearing…
Read More...Braving the Cold Water
Maybe I shouldn’t be writing this post since I have already confessed to being a warm water wuss, but I feel like I should present the other side of the coin. I have dove in cold water before and there are still cold water dives that I want to do. So please don’t take this…
Read More...I am a Warm Water Wuss
Winter has blown in in full force with the New Year. Winter brings snow, numb toes, and chapped lips; or at least the last two on the list if you live in the south. The last thing on most everyone’s minds is splashing down into that dangerously cold water. Water below 70 degrees Fahrenheit/ 21…
Read More...Here’s to you 2014!
2014 was quite a year here at Sarah Under the Sea. I made good on my 2014 New Year’s resolution to continue traveling and recommit to diving. I also started this blog in May, joined Twitter and Instagram, became a Venture Crew co-leader, and ended the year by landing a position at my current company…
Read More...Reasons to Return: My Top 5 Destinations
Everyone has their reasons for lusting over that dream vacation destination; white sand beaches, culture, history, shopping. The reasons are endless. But what’s the point of returning to somewhere you’ve already visited? It’s a question I’ve only recently considered. I fell in love with my #1 on this list so it made sense that I…
Read More...Soul Sucking Darkness at Hudson Grotto
This is the dive trip in which I decided I needed to experience diving closer home, and thus why diving around Florida made it on to my summer bucket list. The goal for the day’s diving was to complete the dives for SSI’s Wreck Diver and Deep Diver certifications. The plan was to take a…
Read More...Sarah goes Scouting
I am not a camper. I was never a scout. And I cannot recall a camping trip where a flushing potty and a sink to get clean in was not within a short hike away. So I was shocked when I agreed to join my boyfriend’s Venture Crew, as a female leader nonetheless, on a…
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