Benjamin van der Spek Photography
No. 40 The Fairy Dust
A splash and I was surrounded by darkness. I tried to get my bearings in the warm water but was unable to see the bottom. I tried to focus on the torch of my dive buddy and guide.
It was just us two in the water. All the other divers decided to grab a beer in the bar. But I grabbed the chance to go for one last dive, as it was our last night in Manado.
My eyes slowly got used to the dark, and I started to see all the splendour around me. The light of the full moon shone through the waves and a beam of light danced on the seafloor. The night fauna lit up in the light of my torch. There were animals around me which I had never seen before. Sea-dragons as large as my fingers. All with colours so much brighter at night. This was an all together magical world.
And then I saw it. I moved my hands in front of my mask leaving a trace of sparkles. Fairy dust! I looked at my fins, gently moving. Bioluminescent algae lit up the water everywhere I moved. The experience was unforgettable.
That is when I knew what it feels like to be a real life Peter Pan.
No. 40 The Fairy Dust
A splash and I was surrounded by darkness. I tried to get my bearings in the warm water but was unable to see the bottom. I tried to focus on the torch of my dive buddy and guide.
It was just us two in the water. All the other divers decided to grab a beer in the bar. But I grabbed the chance to go for one last dive, as it was our last night in Manado.
My eyes slowly got used to the dark, and I started to see all the splendour around me. The light of the full moon shone through the waves and a beam of light danced on the seafloor. The night fauna lit up in the light of my torch. There were animals around me which I had never seen before. Sea-dragons as large as my fingers. All with colours so much brighter at night. This was an all together magical world.
And then I saw it. I moved my hands in front of my mask leaving a trace of sparkles. Fairy dust! I looked at my fins, gently moving. Bioluminescent algae lit up the water everywhere I moved. The experience was unforgettable.
That is when I knew what it feels like to be a real life Peter Pan.