when you tell people that you you do tape tiling they say oh you must be an
tape tiling they say oh you must be an
tape tiling they say oh you must be an adrenaline junkie but in fact it’s the
adrenaline junkie but in fact it’s the
adrenaline junkie but in fact it’s the exact opposite
exact opposite
exact opposite when I get underground and underwater
when I get underground and underwater
when I get underground and underwater it’s a hundred percent focus and all you
it’s a hundred percent focus and all you
it’s a hundred percent focus and all you hear is really the sound of your own
hear is really the sound of your own
hear is really the sound of your own breath and you’re you’re in kind of a
breath and you’re you’re in kind of a
breath and you’re you’re in kind of a for me what some people call the flow or
for me what some people call the flow or
for me what some people call the flow or the Zen it’s this whole experience of
the Zen it’s this whole experience of
the Zen it’s this whole experience of calmness when all’s going well all
calmness when all’s going well all
calmness when all’s going well all systems go you just feel like really
systems go you just feel like really
systems go you just feel like really you’re on this magic carpet ride through
you’re on this magic carpet ride through
you’re on this magic carpet ride through the underworld you know the flip side of
the underworld you know the flip side of
the underworld you know the flip side of being is the otherworldly environment
being is the otherworldly environment
being is the otherworldly environment the danger and it’s a pretty good
the danger and it’s a pretty good
the danger and it’s a pretty good challenge is to go into an underwater
challenge is to go into an underwater
challenge is to go into an underwater cave and come out alive I’ve had a lot
cave and come out alive I’ve had a lot
cave and come out alive I’ve had a lot of friends who died in these caves in
of friends who died in these caves in
of friends who died in these caves in the moment you don’t let these outside
the moment you don’t let these outside
the moment you don’t let these outside thoughts come in about stream danger you
thoughts come in about stream danger you
thoughts come in about stream danger you really just focus on making sure all
really just focus on making sure all
really just focus on making sure all your systems are going on navigating and
your systems are going on navigating and
your systems are going on navigating and then you start adding the science the
then you start adding the science the
then you start adding the science the building collecting data taking pictures
building collecting data taking pictures
building collecting data taking pictures different sorts of sampling it’s really
different sorts of sampling it’s really
different sorts of sampling it’s really a multitasking challenge
when people ask me what do I like best
when people ask me what do I like best about going into a cave or what’s the
about going into a cave or what’s the
about going into a cave or what’s the neatest thing you found it’s less what I
neatest thing you found it’s less what I
neatest thing you found it’s less what I found and the experience I guess the
found and the experience I guess the
found and the experience I guess the greatest thing I ever found underwater
greatest thing I ever found underwater
greatest thing I ever found underwater was an ability to keep myself calm and I
was an ability to keep myself calm and I
was an ability to keep myself calm and I try to take that and bring it to the
try to take that and bring it to the
try to take that and bring it to the surface I realized that we’re really
surface I realized that we’re really
surface I realized that we’re really just scratching the surface of what is
just scratching the surface of what is
just scratching the surface of what is really here I didn’t expect anything
really here I didn’t expect anything
really here I didn’t expect anything that beautiful to exist
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