{"id":35612,"date":"2022-11-20T13:20:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T12:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/petitesbullesdailleurs\/?p=35612"},"modified":"2025-09-02T20:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:47:21","slug":"plonger-voyager-climat-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plonger-voyager-climat-ocean-20221120\/","title":{"rendered":"Diving without traveling (without flying)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From March 2020 to November 2022, I stopped traveling to dive. Initially because of Covid and health restrictions on travel. But since the borders reopened, I still haven't got back on a plane (small update: in August 2023, I left again for a four-month long trip).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, my \"little bubbles from elsewhere\" (the title of this blog) have become \"little bubbles from here\"... \ud83d\ude02 Which is all to the good for my carbon footprint and the climate. Beyond the joke, I'm faced with several dilemmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"sommaire\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id35612_a236b9-64 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);border-top-left-radius:10px;box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id35612_a236b9-64 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id35612_a236b9-64 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{color:#eb9a28;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id35612_a236b9-64 .kb-table-of-contents-title{color:#eb9a28;font-size:2em;font-family:Oswald;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id35612_a236b9-64 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id35612_a236b9-64 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list .kb-table-of-contents__entry:hover{color:#eb9a28;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"d1\">Dilemma #1: Cold water <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gone are the days of warm, exotic seas! Fortunately, I've been back to bubbling and underwater photography since 2020. But only in France and during the summer months. So in \"cold\" to \"cool\" waters, according to my criteria as a super-cold diver. From 14\u00b0C to 20\u00b0C in <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/brittany-france\/\">Brittany<\/a> (early and late summer). Around 22\u00b0C in <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/mediterranean\/\">Mediterranean Sea<\/a> (in summer and above the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thermocline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">thermocline<\/a>Because below, the temperatures are the same as in Brittany \ud83d\ude02).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperatures bearable for a few minutes of swimming in the sun, <a href=\"https:\/\/chercheursdeau.com\/froid-les-conseils\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">but much less in diving<\/a> when you're underwater for almost an hour... \ud83e\udd76 So I've adopted a dry suit for \"cold\" Breton waters, and a very thick wet suit (7 mm) for \"cool\" Mediterranean waters. (I can see the lake divers sniggering from here: understand that below 12-13\u00b0C is \"freezing\" water for me, and I'll NEVER go in it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yes, the drysuit is THE solution against the cold. For those who don't know: you stay dry inside, and you wear warm clothes underneath, fleece and socks. And I did it... The truth? It's miraculous, it changed my life as a Breton diver (in cardboard). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was trained to use it in 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/travel-dive-covid-pandemic-20200908\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"26444\">during a training course in Tr\u00e9beurden<\/a> (C\u00f4tes-d'Armor). The following summer, I started by renting one, before investing in my own suit for the next season. The difficulty was to find a second-hand model that fit me well (because new, it's really a big budget, this kind of equipment). But that's done... \ud83d\udc4c  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those of you who know me underwater (even at 25\u00b0C or 29\u00b0C, I can come out blue-lipped and shivering), read on. <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/lembeh-creatures-etranges-indonesie-20070704\/\">right here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plonger-port-cros-mediterranee-20150106\/\">the<\/a> and again <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/anilao-romblon-philippines-macro-photo-20170416\/\">the<\/a>), it seems crazy: me, the diver of the vacations in warm turquoise seas, I now dive without trembling in the Channel in green water at 15\u00b0C.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Corinne Bourbeillon, underwater photographer\" class=\"wp-image-35395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/saint-cast-01.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Me trying to look cool and relaxed with my balaclava and my rented waterproof suit in the Breton waters, much too cool for my taste... (Caves of Cape Fr\u00e9hel, Saint-Cast, C\u00f4tes-d'Armor, July 2021, photo by Olivier Delorieux)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, the waterproof suit is wonderful, but it's still full of constraints... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you have to find and choose the right thermal clothing to put on underneath, depending on the water temperature AND the type of suit: a waterproof one <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/N%C3%A9opr%C3%A8ne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">neoprene<\/a> (foam rubber) has a thickness that insulates a little, a trilaminate sash (a kind of technical \"canvas\") is like a K-Way, it doesn't insulate at all. Next, you have to learn how to slip into this diving suit like an astronaut (not too complicated), then add a balaclava and gloves (I hate these things), and finally weight yourself down with extra kilos of lead because of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pouss%C3%A9e_d%27Archim%C3%A8de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">of Archimedes<\/a> (there is a larger volume with the layer of clothing and the air that is injected into it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, how can I put it... The \"dry\" suit isn't very aquatic, compared to the second skin of wet suits. You get used to it, of course, but I'm not a huge fan. That said, the cold being my absolute enemy, I chose the lesser of two evils... Dilemma solved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Diving is glamorous... Underwater selfie made in BZH, with my second-hand waterproof suit and the indispensable hood (Aber Beno\u00eet, Finist\u00e8re, September 2022)\" class=\"wp-image-38345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/underwater-selfie-7939.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diving is glamorous... Underwater selfie made in BZH, with my second-hand waterproof suit and the indispensable hood (Aber Beno\u00eet, Finist\u00e8re, September 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons my-backto-button is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#sommaire\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i> &nbsp; Back to contents<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"d2\">Dilemma #2: Airplane and carbon footprint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the real problem is that the warm seas are far away, and we don't go there by train. And taking the plane, it really makes the carbon footprint explode... Yes, big realization in my little ex-global diver head (no, really, I was already well aware and not very comfortable with that). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Covid putting a stop to air travel for two years, it gave me time to read up on climate and the ocean. To better understand the consequences of our excessive release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which are causing water to warm and acidify at a rapid rate, among other things (Spoiler: both of these things are not cool at all for marine life.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infographie-ocean-climat-monaco-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infographie-ocean-climat-monaco-770x544.jpg\" alt=\"Ocean and climate. (Source: Monaco Oceanographic Institute \/ musee.oceano.org)\" class=\"wp-image-38413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infographie-ocean-climat-monaco-770x544.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infographie-ocean-climat-monaco-385x272.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infographie-ocean-climat-monaco-1536x1084.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infographie-ocean-climat-monaco-2048x1446.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infographie-ocean-climat-monaco-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infographie-ocean-climat-monaco-293x207.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infographie-ocean-climat-monaco-1400x988.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ocean and climate. (Source: Monaco Oceanographic Institute \/ musee.oceano.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On this subject, I am obviously not well placed to give lessons, but I put below some very well done educational videos, broadcast by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/IceBreakerStudios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the excellent YouTube channel<\/a> studios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icebreaker-studios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Icebreaker<\/a> (filmmaker's project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icebreaker-studios.com\/luc-jacquet-cineaste-de-la-nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Luc Jacquet<\/a>director of the docu <em>The Emperor's March<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#10: What is the impact of global warming on the oceans?\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZsjLvaTH-Pc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Expert voice - Thierry Penduff - The ocean and global warming\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKpkY7JMy1E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#11: What is the impact of global warming on corals?\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ylUgOQuSBuE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, I have a better idea of the impact of my many airplane journeys over the years. That is to say, their (enormous) order of magnitude in relation to my \"normal\" annual footprint linked to my daily life. I found it quite instructive to play around with online calculators, such as the one from Ademe (<a href=\"https:\/\/nosgestesclimat.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Do you know your climate footprint?<\/a>) and the BonPote blog (<a href=\"https:\/\/bonpote.com\/avion-calculer-en-3-clics-votre-empreinte-carbone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Airplane: calculate your carbon footprint in 3 clicks<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember that a very long-haul flight (like the ones to my favorite destinations, Indonesia for example), ALWAYS exceeds 2 tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub>. Gold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/environnement\/ecologie\/transition-ecologique\/les-petits-gestes-pour-le-climat-si-si-ca-sert-a-quelque-chose-voici-pourquoi-3e47914c-5f49-11ed-a35d-20354ea697f9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">this 2 ton limit<\/a>This is the amount that we should have per person and per year by 2050, to keep global warming below +1.5\u00b0C to +2\u00b0C! For the moment, the French are around 9-11 tons on average (at least those who do not fly in private jets).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/environnement\/ecologie\/transition-ecologique\/temoignages-changer-leur-mode-de-vie-pour-la-planete-ils-sont-prets-a-le-faire-ou-pas-du-tout-6a22f388-5e9f-11ed-be29-537312e67f82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">like many people<\/a>I try to reduce my climate footprint in my daily consumption (energy, food, transport). Individual efforts are necessary but not sufficient... It is indeed impossible to reach the objective of 2 tons per year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbone4.com\/publication-faire-sa-part\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">with just our \"little gestures<\/a>However, it is above all collective and structural measures that will make this possible. But one doesn't preclude the other, quite the contrary, and everyone can \"do their bit\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COP27?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#COP27<\/a> is coming to an end and the goal of limiting warming to 1.5\u00b0C is getting further away. How much time do we have left to reach it? What are the consequences in a world of 2 degrees? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/budgetcarbone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#carbon budget<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/climat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#climate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/r%C3%A9chauffement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1TP4Warming<\/a> @infofrance2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/franceinfo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@franceinfo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaurentDelahous?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LaurentDelahous<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FranckGenauzeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@FranckGenauzeau<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ovJf9H1UJ\">pic.twitter.com\/3ovJf9H1UJ<\/a><\/p>- Nicolas Chateauneuf (@nchateauneuf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nchateauneuf\/status\/1594439163604078595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><template id="PqgeCbBlOgztm0DPzvI7"></template><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as I'm concerned, drastically reducing my air travel is obviously the priority item, the most effective lever for improving my personal carbon footprint. I've already done it three summers in a row \"thanks\" to Covid. <a href=\"https:\/\/theshiftproject.org\/article\/rapport-final-voyager-bas-carbone-ptef\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mathematically speaking<\/a>This is the best thing I've done for the climate so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what limit should I set for the years to come: one flight every two, three, four years? Every ten years? Never again? I tell myself that I must not be the only travel enthusiast to have this kind of questioning... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons my-backto-button is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#sommaire\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i> &nbsp; Back to contents<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"d3\">Dilemma n\u00b0 3: to leave or not?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Which leads us to the third dilemma. When I was at 23<sup>e<\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/mer\/entretien-le-salon-de-la-plongee-2022-refait-surface-a-paris-pour-nous-donner-envie-de-grand-bleu-886ee33e-9e1e-11ec-816b-ed6ee69963f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paris Dive Show<\/a>From March 11 to 14, 2022, everyone asked me the same question with the gradual reopening of the borders: so when is your next trip? My answer: I don't know. The next edition, from January 6 to 9, 2023, will have as its theme : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon-de-la-plongee.com\/files\/20645_2022.10-cp-plongee-durable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\"More environmentally-friendly diving\".<\/a>I was reminded of my paradoxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mynotice\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kb-palette-3-color\">Update, January 2023.<\/mark><\/strong> See also the article I published in <em>Ouest-France<\/em>, ahead of the show \u279c&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/sport\/plongee\/environnement-la-plongee-sous-marine-se-reve-plus-ecolo-pour-son-24e-salon-a-paris-fc485340-8b48-11ed-8cd4-3e0a8eec1c0a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scuba diving dreams of being more eco-friendly for its 24<sup>e<\/sup>&nbsp;exhibition, which opens in Paris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf0a Put some blue in your life! The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Salon_Plongee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Salon_Plongee<\/a> 2023 launches the Assises de la plong\u00e9e durable in Paris \ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udf0e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zKDqm8AsV8\">https:\/\/t.co\/zKDqm8AsV8<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OuestFrance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ouestfrance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/plong%C3%A9e?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1TP6Dive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oc%C3%A9an?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1TP6Ocean<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/environnement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1TP6Environment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/climat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#climate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/biodiversit%C3%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#biodiversity<\/a><\/p>- Corinne Bourbeillon (@cbourbeillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbourbeillon\/status\/1610568683444748288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><template id="PqgeCbBlOgztm0DPzvI7"></template><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course you do, <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/indonesia\/\">Indonesia<\/a> I miss it. The splendor of the underwater landscapes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/coral-triangle-raja-ampat-misool-20160201\/\">Coral Triangle<\/a> too. It could have been possible to go back this summer 2022. But I finally chose to stay and make bubbles in France, like last year. I had already discussed this dilemma a bit in 2020, after my first deconfliction dives in Brittany, <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/travel-dive-covid-pandemic-20200908\/\">during my internship in Trebeurden<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, there were the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/languages-2\/francais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">IPCC reports<\/a> (the International Panel on Climate Change). And then the heat peaks, the drought, the fires in the summer of 2022 in France (and I'm not even talking about the disasters elsewhere in the world). It doesn't look good...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before, I was only thinking about my next trips and my future dives in distant seas.  I devoted almost all my vacations and my savings to it. The forced immobility due to the Covid forced me to be a bit consistent. For the first time in my diving life, I spent three successive summers without flying to an exotic destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of going back to the end of the world, I started diving regularly in Brittany - which I had not done for ages - and even dared a small incursion in the Mediterranean in 2021.  I thus rediscovered the underwater fauna near my home. The good news is that there is really something to marvel at underwater here too...  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My non-diving friends are always surprised when I show them my Breton pictures of schools of fish, gorgonians, nudibranchs (sea slugs)... Most people think (wrongly) that there is not much to see while diving in our area.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kb-palette-3-color\">Update, December 2023:<\/mark><\/strong> As a result, I've even made a little book out of it, a guide compiling 24 diving experiences to be enjoyed in Brittany and Pays-de-la-Loire, to inspire people to rediscover the wonders of the underwater sites close to home:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column35612_b90c18-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column35612_b90c18-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column35612_b90c18-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column35612_b90c18-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column35612_b90c18-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column35612_b90c18-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column35612_b90c18-48{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column35612_b90c18-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column35612_b90c18-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column35612_b90c18-48 kvs-lg-false\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image35612_8c2211-71 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image35612_8c2211-71 size-large no-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/leseditionsagitees\/posts\/320325444111171:320325444111171\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fb-editionsA-livre-780x692.jpg\" alt=\"Post Facebook - Destination plong\u00e9e : Brittany and Pays de la Loire\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-50813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fb-editionsA-livre-780x692.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fb-editionsA-livre-390x346.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fb-editionsA-livre-770x683.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fb-editionsA-livre.jpg 1434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column35612_f27426-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column35612_f27426-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column35612_f27426-60 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data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/leseditionsagitees\/posts\/320325444111171:320325444111171\" data-width=\"552\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"A shy cuttlefish comes to play the star in the light of the lighthouse of my partner (Saint-Cast, Brittany, July 2021)\" class=\"wp-image-37053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/seiche-en-bretagne-6607.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A shy cuttlefish comes to play the star in the light of the lighthouse of my partner (Saint-Cast, Brittany, July 2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"My partner also knows not to frighten the conger eels, which do not hesitate to come out of their hiding place under his nose (Wreck of the Laplace, Saint-Cast, Brittany, July 2022)\" class=\"wp-image-37186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congre-7421.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My partner also knows not to frighten the conger eels, which do not hesitate to come out of their hiding place under his nose (Wreck of the Laplace, Saint-Cast, Brittany, July 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Shoals of poutches are coming out of the wreck of the frigate Laplace, sunk by a mine in 1950, just in front of the fort La Latte (Saint-Cast, Brittany, July 2021)\" class=\"wp-image-37056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banc-de-tacauds-6724.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shoals of poutches are coming out of the wreck of the frigate Laplace, sunk by a mine in 1950, just in front of the fort La Latte (Saint-Cast, Brittany, July 2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-35612 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plonger-voyager-climat-ocean-20221120\/banuyls\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banuyls-7120-250x250.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"In the reserve of Cerb\u00e8re-Banyuls. (Mediterranean, July 2021)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banuyls-7120-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banuyls-7120-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banuyls-7120-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banuyls-7120-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/banuyls-7120-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-37174'>\n\t\t\t\tIn the reserve of Cerb\u00e8re-Banyuls. (Mediterranean, July 2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plonger-voyager-climat-ocean-20221120\/roussette-en-bretagne\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/roussette-en-bretagne-7532-250x250.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A cute Breton dogfish (Saint-Cast, Brittany, July 2022)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/roussette-en-bretagne-7532-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/roussette-en-bretagne-7532-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/roussette-en-bretagne-7532-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/roussette-en-bretagne-7532-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/roussette-en-bretagne-7532-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-37176'>\n\t\t\t\tA cute Breton dogfish (Saint-Cast, Brittany, July 2022)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Mediterranean blue. (Reserve of Cerb\u00e8re-Banyuls, July 2021)\" class=\"wp-image-37175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cerberes-banyuls-7265.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mediterranean blue. (Reserve of Cerb\u00e8re-Banyuls, July 2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Small wonder of the Breton waters... A pretty nudibranch (sea slug), in mauve livery edged with yellow. Its name : Doris de Krohn (Chromodoris krohni). (Gulf of Morbihan, September 2022)\" class=\"wp-image-37637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/doris-de-krohn-7892.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Small wonder of the Breton waters... A pretty nudibranch (sea slug), in mauve livery edged with yellow. Its name : Doris de Krohn (Chromodoris krohni). (Gulf of Morbihan, September 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Breton green (Saint-Cast, July 2022)\" class=\"wp-image-37177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bretagne-7720.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Breton green (Saint-Cast, July 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons my-backto-button is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#sommaire\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i> &nbsp; Back to contents<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"d4\">Dilemma 4: Frustration and wanderlust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick aside: yes, of course, the thoughts I've set out here are the dilemmas of the \"rich\", which may seem a little ridiculous. Living in a peaceful country, having free time for leisure and money to spend on one's passions, is a privilege. Three summers without travel is no tragedy, and there are far worse things in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being said, my frustration is real. In our country, the short seasonal window limits the number of dives, which depends on the weather, the tide, the number of registered divers and the age of the captain. And most of all, I don't dive just for the diving, for the activity itself, no. What interests me is to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/underwater-photo-beginners\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"565\">underwater photography<\/a>. However, the very changing conditions of our coasts - not to mention the lottery of the pairs which does not always assign you an ideal companion for the photographic practice - make everything more complicated as soon as we want to make images... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I manage to have fun with my camera in Breton or Mediterranean waters, but I am also quite nostalgic for the spectacular visibility and the amazing profusion of life of some Indonesian bottoms (where, moreover, you can dive in a not too thick wet suit, without gloves or hood... yes, I hate wearing a hood \ud83d\ude05). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raja Ampat Underwater : Amazing Misool\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RHl1Sk8FPNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The other frustrating aspect of not traveling is the \"earthly\" pleasures... As beautiful as our coasts are (and I love the cliffs of Cap Fr\u00e9hel), they don't really give me a change of scenery. By which I mean: breaking away from one's usual environment and the routine of everyday life is precisely what makes travel so appealing to me...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I find there's something exhilarating and irreplaceable about discovering places and natural sites that don't resemble the ones you know. To immerse yourself in other cultures, other languages, to satisfy your curiosity about other ways of life... Confronting different people and horizons opens your mind, enriches and embellishes your existence. Simply exploring France or even Europe can be a fascinating experience, but you're still in a relatively \"familiar\" Western context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons my-backto-button is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#sommaire\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i> &nbsp; Back to contents<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"d5\">Conclusion: travel and dive differently? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, that's where I'm at with my little dilemmas... In any case, I've been reconciled with \"local and seasonal\" diving (like fruit and vegetables \ud83d\ude02). Now that I've solved the problem of the cold, I think it's great to be able to dive closer to home. And I won't deprive myself of it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These three years will have allowed me to discover more of the Breton coastline, to continue to marvel underwater, to improve my photographic practice in more difficult conditions. But the great pleasure I get from it does not replace the joy I get from travelling...  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, for the years to come, I'm considering a sort of compromise: my idea is to leave much less often than before. But once I'm somewhere else, I'll stay there much longer. I just have to figure out how to organize that.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u279c<strong> Also read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/traveling-diving-home-20231221\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"41748\">Travelling to dive and diving locally<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I used to travel to dive. Today, the climate emergency is prompting me to reduce my air travel. 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