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Embracing my inner Tarzan at this hidden gem 😝💎

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To have a huge, friendly whale willingly approach you and look you straight in the eye is without a doubt one of the most extraordinary and humbling experiences on the planet... Very surreal...Huge thanks to Ash, Shona, and Tonga for making it all happen! #saveourseas

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~ Kristu tal-Baħħara (Christ of the Sailors)~ Yesterday marked the pinnacle of my career as a scuba diver. I traveled to Malta 🇲🇹 specifically to see this sculpture that lies two kilometers off the coast of Malta in person! When I arrived I was told I wouldn’t be able to see the statue since it lies 40 meters or 130 feet underwater which is the very limits of recreational scuba diving (and more than TWICE as deep as I had ever dived before)! 🐠🦑 So in order to go to this depth I had to get an advanced open water and a deep diving certification. The reason for this is... at this depth without proper training so many things could go wrong and result in fatal consequences!☠️ One of the first things that happens to divers is the onset of nitrogen narcosis that affects every diver no matter the experience at around 30meters (I went to 40meters). Narcos produces a state similar to drunkenness and as depth increases, the mental impairment can become hazardous.☣️ Hypothermia also becomes an issue at these depths and must be accounted for with adequate exposure protection.😬 If equipment malfunction were to occur rapid ascent would more than likely result in lung over expansion and/or DCI.🆘 If you’ve read this far I hope these risks don’t discourage any of you from scuba diving. The ocean is vast and mysterious and holds many hidden gems 💎 such as this that are worth seeing! With less than 5 min at the site I didn’t get to capture the statue as I had planned but the overall experience was a journey in itself and I left satisfied and most importantly alive! “There’s no reward in life without risk!” #NoRegrets #5GumContest

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Couldn’t have imagined a better way to celebrate my 21st then to be out here in Cali. Thanks for all the birthday wishes & to everyone who made this week amazing!

Just dropping into San Diego! ✈️🤙🏻

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