Manta Rays By Moonlight
By Cosmic Cairns on September 18, 2024 10:21 pm
It was back to the grind this week, but last week I took a much needed vacation to the Big Island of Hawaii. It's a beautiful place and you can feel a lot of spiritual energy there, if you're open to it. I was able to take in a lot of nourishment for the soul and visited among other things volcanos, a black sand beach, petroglyph fields, underwater coral reefs brimming with colorful tropical fish, and watched a breathtaking sunset and then amazing stargazing on top of the highest mountain in Hawaii.
One of the highlights of the trip, which I took inspiration from for this week's track, was a nighttime snorkel to watch manta rays. I took a little poetic license with the title. The moonlight was indeed beautiful on the water, but it wasn't bright enough to see the manta rays. Instead they put out these platforms in the water with bright LED lights that shone in the water. The light attracts plankton, and the plankton attracts giant manta rays to feed on them. You simply hang onto the platform, put your face in the water with a mask and snorkel, and watch these elegant creatures glide underwater and frequently pass within inches of your face. It was really incredible.
I expect I'll probably draw on some of the other experiences from this trip for inspiration down the homestretch of the year, but this felt like a good starting point.
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