Diving

Summer Blast /  by Nathaniel Harrington

Every Summer needs fun, thats why they invented to donut floaty! 

Last weekend was a blast hanging out with friends here in Vero. We did some floaty surfing, mini barrels, stand-up paddling, and merky diving. 

Jakeh Bradley dropping in on the shorebreak with a donut! I always knew that surfing and donuts made sense... 

This is what we here in FL call surf. Nate Gallagher getting shacked! 

Here's a lil slide show of some more shenanigans from the weekend. 

This post makes me hope for two things: Bigger surf, and better water clarity! But I'll take time with friends any day. :) 

Stoked. Hope you are all having a great week! HumpDay! 

 

-Nathaniel Harrington

 

Exploring the World, Tatum Harrington. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

Hi guys! Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!!

Well, today was pretty special for me because my beautiful wife joined me for a swim. The water was brilliant and the sky was clear making for one more amazing day in Vero Beach. We shot a couple fun photos of Tatum swimming that we wanted to share. 

Floating over the world. 

That was fun :) 

Thanks so much for checking in! Feel free to let Tatum know what you think of the photos. 

I love you Tatum! 

-Nathaniel Harrington

 

Diving with Buddy. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

I'm finding that the trade off of having no surf is having great water clarity! I won't complain too much... 

This last weekend Buddy Brown and I went out on a little diving adventure. We found some fun sea creatures while exploring the layout of Vero Beach's bottom floor. 

I'll let the photos tell the story. 

That was cool to find so many creatures including that Stone Fish! Beautiful. The Rays were one of my favorite parts as well, not to mention the Nurse Shark the size of Buddy. 

I look forward to sharing more times like these. 

Thanks for checking in! 

 

-Nathaniel Harrington

 

Early Surf & Dive. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

Winds: 0mph

Surf: 1-2ft

Sounds good to me! 

Here's some shots from this mornings adventures! I found some fish including a school of Snook, a couple Nurse Sharks, Stingrays, and lots of reef fish. The visibility was still only a few feet, but that'll work for me. It's just good to be out there. 

Morning Motion. 

Another blury cave. 

I love getting into the water early to watch the day begin! 

Big Snook! 

Here's a little nurse shark I found close to shore. This is the first Nurse Shark I have ever swam with! Really stoked to see her this morning! 

And I saw this Nurse Shark's tail sticking out from under the ledge. I dove down to find that she was pretty big! I would say close to six feet or so. 

Reef fish in the structure. /;

Soo Fun! 

It's always good to see life on the reefs! 

Thanks for checking the Blog and I hope you have a great weekend! 

-Nathaniel Harrington

 

Sailing Saturday with Called-Higher! /  by Nathaniel Harrington

One of my most anticipated days happened yesterday, a sail out of Ft. Pierce, Florida. 

As a practice run for the Called-Higher group, to help them get their sea-legs established, Donothan Williams setup a fun day of sailing on two beautiful vessels! The "Sunshine Too" and the "Luric".  

We started out the day knowing that we had some big storms cruising in, so we prayed for safety, thanked the Lord for the opportunity to enjoy the ocean, and we're off! We set our sail with a light south easterly wind(which was creating offshore perfection for the surfers at the jetty...) and relaxed our way out to sea. The water stayed glassy with barely any wind for the first couple of hours which gave us a great opportunity to go for a swim at about 3 miles off shore giving a fun opportunity to shoot some photos. :) 

 

The 40+ ft "Sunshine Too" 

The 40+ft "Luric"

Tatum, Heather, and our brave and fearless leader Donothan! 

Watershots are so much fun. The abilities of an iPhone in the sea.. brilliant! We're letting Dono borrow our old iPhone and the Housing so he can bring home the adventures from the Bahamas trip. :) I think he likes it. 

The Fishbowl Look. I was trying to get an image thats in my head, but due to the lack of sun it was really hard to focus on objects above the water.. these still turned out pretty "Sea Dreamy"! 

We got to hang out about an hour before we realized that this storm wasn't passing us to the north, it was cruising straight for us. The "Luric" was looking beautiful and confident with the fast approaching weather. 

No wonder Dono gets so much done and so sea worthy! He's half way to being an Octopus! 

Last photo right at the Calm before the Storm. With sky's like that a few miles offshore you know its time to go! 

As I got back onto the boat the storm began to fill in. I tucked beneath into the cabin for about a minute to put away some gear, when I came out it was already blowing about 40mph wind with heavy rain. The visibility dropped to 100ft and the waves picked up immediately. There was never any threat of our safety, it was more or less just an awesome example of the power of storms on the ocean and how quickly things can change out there. Great practice for the Called-Higher crew as they continue to prepare for their 2 week sailing trip. 

 

Soaking wet and a little cold, my wife Tatum was loving every second of it. :)  

This is Captain Keith. He has spent a life on the water sailing. His stories and experience are inspiring, both him and his wife Roberta.  it was a pleasure to be welcomed onto their boat. We very much enjoyed out day with him and his wife aboard the "Sunshine Too". 

Keep the Called-Higher Crew in your prayers as they head off later this month. I know the Lord is doing an awesome work in Donothan's life and its just so fun to be watching all this happen and to be apart of it! Stoked. 

Thanks again to both boat captains for taking us out! 

 

-Nathaniel Harrington 

 

I found a few Honu's. /  by Nathaniel Harrington

I was going through some images yesterday looking for some shots for a friend when I came across a few unseen Honu shots from a dive in Maui.  

Stoked to share with you!   

Contact me about getting one of these on your wall? :) It'd look great, I promise. Share the Aloha and love of the Ocean.