The ocean, an entity that wields the power to pull people in and push them away all the same. The mere attractiveness of the ocean has an incredible power to bring people together from across the world to discover new tides and currents of our Earth’s largest natural pool. The ocean not only draws people near for the imagery but also for the endless memories created by surfing for the first time or going out on the banana boat and getting tossed around like a curse word on a Naval ship. There just isn’t much better than waking up at the crack of dawn, having your cup of coffee, eating a banana and tasting the salt of the ocean as it devours your body.

On the other hand, the ocean will never fail to remind you of the dominance it holds over us. I like to think that the ocean has sensibilities. The ocean knows that you have grown too accustom to the systematic creation of tides and waves and decides to throw you for a loop. In my personal experience, it really threw me for a loop … literally in fact. Not only did it hold me down and tumble me through its maze of rocks, coral, algae and sea urchins, but it decided to claim my new Go Pro and snorkel. I initially chose to be upset, but at the end of the day I looked back at the ocean and remembered that the ocean will surely never fail to show you who is boss, and that is exactly what keeps us coming back for more.