Gordy has recently gotten to a point with his swimming that we can almost call him water safe. He can tread water for quite some time, can swim with digger arms (free-style) for about 10 meters (with a few head up stops), can swim backstroke for 10 meters without stopping, and as long as he has goggles, can swim underwater quite comfortably.
This summer we spent many days at Laniakea where Todd would surf and Gordy and I would go back and forth between catching non-breaking anklebiters on our little mini softtop, using the board as a diving board, and snorkeling/diving around the reef. He got so comfortable in the water, in fact, that one day at Waimea, he dove down approximately 10 feet to touch an algae-covered rock!
Now that summer is over and the winter swells have started rolling in, our snorkeling/diving days seem to be close to over for the time being. However, we scored a pretty calm day this last weekend at our beach and I brought my camera!
It has been pretty amazing to dive/snorkel around with Gordy and to experience all that the ocean has to offer with such a tiny human. While underwater, we've seen a ray at Waimea, tons of turtles, a purple sea slug, and many many sea cucumbers, wana and fish.
Already looking forward to next summer!
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