The sunlight cast its warm glow across the calm water of the Pacific Ocean, close to the Hawaiian islands. I sighed with content as the water washed over me and I trailed my fingers over the surface of the water. My task for the day was to try out some of the best scuba diving equipment in the world, and ultimately to discover the ancient shipwreck: The Oceanic a. I turned around in the water disrupting the stillness around me. I took the heavy kit from my supervisor and a set of complicated fitting instructions. I pulled on the unwieldy air tank and braced myself for the leaden goggles.
As I fitted the snorkel to my mouth I could taste the artificial, bitter taste of purified oxygen. Although I was excited, waves of nerves flew over me. It was time to dive through the underwater depths. Twisting in the water after a nod goodbye, I rolled over and dove straight down through the crystalline water.
The surface closed over my legs and almost like a fish swimming away frantically from a predator I disappeared beneath the water without a trace; enveloped by the cold liquid and growing darkness. My arms moved in a steady, rhythm atic motion slicing away metre after metre of the little light left above me. As I gained distance from the surface, the natural light grew steadily darker and eventually I was left with the yellow glow from my headlamp. Gazing before me I saw that I had reached the bottom of the ocean. The sea bed was grainy and rough, a TV loosing its reception. A sudden movement next to my leg made me jump.
The Term Paper on Western Pacific Water Surface Winds
... tropical Pacific, trade winds generally drive the surface waters westward. The surface water becomes progressively warmer going westward because of ... west to east. The trade winds accumulate warm surface water around Indonesia, raising the sea level roughly half ... trade winds, drag surface water westward away from shore. As surface water moves away, upwelling brings up colder waters from depths of ...
Looking round, rainbow shoals of fish were twining their way through the rocky undergrowth. Glancing towards the left I made out a large rock cluster. I swam over and reached out to pull myself into the cave. This is the start of a essay i recieved an A for at GCSE for the original writing coursework.
