In the Beginning...

Wow, where to start, image a hot summer day with no wind the temperature in the mid 80's. Three boys make a trek across town on their bikes to the beach, loaded down with different diving equipment and inflatable rafts. Up and over the inter-coastal bridge to the beach. The water looked like a lake. It was flat and blue. We knew nothing of clarity, currents, or anything come to think of it. So after inflating the rafts we journeyed offshore. The water color was aqua blue and as the depth increased it became dark, but then the water turned almost black, a dark dark blue. We wondered if a whale was under us?...