In fact, it has been always the ultimate experience to discover new places. Traveling is considered as one of the many benefits of Spearfishing. When you reach a certain point where you have covered many areas, chasing your need to enjoy this sport, you will become more eager to discover new spots & uncover the beauty that you might have been missing for a long time. I know several hunters that have dedicated their travel to spearfishing. It's all about falling in love with the ambiance of the dazzling oceanic nature.
Today this post features the Island of Socotra. I would consider that as a major experience to our team. When it comes to discovery, we all gear up our senses to be as receptive as they can be. Trying to gain as much information about another untouchable ground. Learning new information & making it the talk of the hour between us, just for the sake of building our endless spectrum of information about the marine environment. Above sea level also matters! since we do not only seek wet information; some sandy or rocky information would be great to learn as well. As a matter of fact, in some cases, the topography of the place you intend to hunt within matters. Some areas would show you the potential down under if you understand about the land & rock formations in the surrounding area. It's endless, for example sand means emperors, rocks with bushy patches mean groupers. This might vary from one area to another. I remember back in the old days when we used to go on spearfishing trips from shore. We had to do some off road amusement before that. Every area has its own sanctuary of mountains, rocks or slopes. Each one of those could give us an indication of the kind of fish that we might be having for dinner.
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| The usual Scooter |
So speaking about the usual scooter; who is always buzzing around, hot on the trail of fish. I admire that spirit & enthusiasm of his so much. His eagerness to grab any opportunity to find the uncovered is just fabulous. He managed to grab yet another opportunity to discover a virgin Island, one that is amazingly breathtaking from every aspect & every angle.
We had a wonderful discussion about his quest to the Island that misses nothing but dinosaurs. The conversation was so rich with information about Socotra, beginning from the very first moment he stepped his foot on its grounds, to the bottom of the ocean near this magnificent place. Before I start telling you what we have talked about over a nice & warm cup of coffee; here are some introductory information about the Island of Socotra that I got off Wikipedia:
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| The Island of Socotra |
Socotra or Soqotra (Arabic سُقُطْرَى ; Suquṭra) is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean. The largest island, also called Socotra, is about 95% of the landmass of the archipelago. It lies off some 240 kilometres (150 mi) east of the Horn of Africa and 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of the Arabian Peninsula.[1] The island is very isolated and through the process of speciation, a third of its plant life is found nowhere else on the planet. It has been described as the most alien-looking place on Earth.[2] Socotra is part of the Republic of Yemen. It has long been a part of the 'Adan Governorate, but in 2004 it became attached to the Hadhramaut Governorate, which is much closer to the island than 'Adan (although the closest governorate would be Al Mahrah).
Although this post took so long to be published but I believe that such reach to new destinations & areas is quite enriching. The entire package of travel is a healthy approach of its own. You get to learn new information & enhance your understanding about the beauty that exists around the globe. Despite the major disturbance that is happening in the region, Spear fishing & spear fishing travel is strongly coming through our way. It is just that all what we will be needing to achieve where we are; is the organization of this wonderful & multi benefit sport.
Some nice snap shots taken during the trip are right here:
Although this post took so long to be published but I believe that such reach to new destinations & areas is quite enriching. The entire package of travel is a healthy approach of its own. You get to learn new information & enhance your understanding about the beauty that exists around the globe. Despite the major disturbance that is happening in the region, Spear fishing & spear fishing travel is strongly coming through our way. It is just that all what we will be needing to achieve where we are; is the organization of this wonderful & multi benefit sport.
Some nice snap shots taken during the trip are right here:
