Have you swam any OW where you could see the bottom? Where was it and how deep was it? What was down there? See anything interesting?
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Our local lakes are quite silty, but once when I went swimming on a day too chilly for the beach crowd, I found a $5.00 bill, about 4 feet down. (Does this mean I have to turn pro? :bouncing:)
My first salt water experience was La Baulle (I think I've spelled it right) on the coast of Brittany. It was a choppy day, and a sandy beach, so no visibility. The Caribbean is variable, on a calm day you can see about 10 feet down, but any waves or wind and you lose it.
For clear water, I've never seen the like of the Croation/Dalmation coast (on the Adriatic). The visibility 10 or 12 feet down was the same as 4 feet down in the Caribbean. Because the whole area is limestone, it has a turquoise tint. No sandy beaches there - it's all rocks, which could explain the clarity.
Our local lakes are quite silty, but once when I went swimming on a day too chilly for the beach crowd, I found a $5.00 bill, about 4 feet down. (Does this mean I have to turn pro? :bouncing:)
My first salt water experience was La Baulle (I think I've spelled it right) on the coast of Brittany. It was a choppy day, and a sandy beach, so no visibility. The Caribbean is variable, on a calm day you can see about 10 feet down, but any waves or wind and you lose it.
For clear water, I've never seen the like of the Croation/Dalmation coast (on the Adriatic). The visibility 10 or 12 feet down was the same as 4 feet down in the Caribbean. Because the whole area is limestone, it has a turquoise tint. No sandy beaches there - it's all rocks, which could explain the clarity.
