Nighttime at Sea

Being out at sea when the sun is setting and starting to get dark is an experience that you would want to have. Watching the sky change colors on land is beautiful, but watching the sun setting at sea is breath taking and stunning. There was some chaos with the divers getting their gear ready to dive down but everything was still calm. Once the divers were down in the dark sea everything was calm. The water was calm and there was no breeze and all there was, was silence. Silence that made you not want to say anything. It was serene and peaceful and you just wanted to look out into the distance. The water was so calm with no wave in sight and that added to the serenity in that moment.

As I sit on the boat looking out into the distance I start to think what happens out there once the sun goes down and when there are no boats or humans on the ocean surface. Does marine wildlife come to life at night? Do the dolphins peak the surface and continue to travel where the currents may take them? What about the turtles? Are they a little bit more safe during the night for them to travel and not get hit by a boat? So many questions run through my mind. 

 As the sky got darker in the distance there was a storm starting on land. The thunder was loud and the lightning was bright. I have never seen anything like it. I have never seen lightning the way I did in New Jersey and it was scary but yet beautiful. Sometimes seeing the most beautiful thing in nature is at sea when there are no streetlights or electricity. The lightning strikes through the sky and the lightning bolts are visible. Trying to take a picture of the lightning was a tough thing to do when you aren't sure when it will strike again. It's something that you cannot time and each time it strikes they are different sizes and colors. I've experienced night time at sea while on a cruise but a cruise ship is loud and when you are sitting silently it is completely different and you can't compare it to anything else. Nature was truly at its finest on Sunday night.

I would love to experience that again, with the calm seas and the sun setting with the thunderstorm on land, but with nature nothing is ever the same and is always changing and showing herself in different forms all of the time. This was an experience of a life time and I truly enjoyed what nature has to offer.

Thunder and lightning are truly amazing things and if you want to learn more click here
If you want to learn more about waves check out NOAA