Finding Joy
A few hundred dives and still spellbound by the underwater world
The ocean is filled with wonders and has more life than anywhere else, but only a tiny fraction has been explored.
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The writer observes a mola mola in waters off Bali, Indonesia.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF CHANG AI-LIEN
When renowned marine biologist and ocean advocate Sylvia Earle was in Singapore a few years ago, I heard her speak about an encounter with a lobster.
The creature went right up to her and explored her face, touching it gently with its antennae.