Print Edition Sneak Peek: A Scuba Diver’s Log

Story and Photos by Jo Berenson

“ Between the oxygen tank on my back, wearing a full wetsuit, weights, and carrying my mask and flippers, I was sweating bullets by the time I hit the water…”

“No sooner had my dive buddy and I submerged in the crystal cool water than a spotted eagle ray approached us in the shallows. It soared right over the white sand, passing gracefully underneath my buoyant self…”

“It can be daunting, floating in the endless dark ocean with only the small beam from your flashlight to light the way. But the nighttime ocean is teeming with all sorts of life! I danced with an octopus, played flashlight tag with the tarpon, and watched as a green moray eel stalked its unsuspecting prey…”

This story appears in the FALL 2024 of Baedeker.