Open Water, Mind Open: Take a Journey Through the Seychelles

“Shark!” I spit the snorkel from my mouth and look up as an expedition leader excitedly waves in my direction from aboard a Zodiac inflatable boat that’s floating nearby. I jerk to my right, where I expect to see my freediving instructor, Francine Kreiss, motioning me to safety. Instead, she plunges forward, kicking her bladelike fins, and tells me to follow. If she’s not terrified, I think, then I have nothing to fear either. I find out later that she has a soft spot for sharks — of all temperaments — but the whale shark that swam by to greet… Read Full Article