Whaaat...really...seawalker...naaah it's not you...
yup..yup...I tried seawalker in Tanjung Benoa, Bali last week. I was curious about seawalker since it first appeared in Bali. I saw it on TV when people walk in the sea and feed the fish by wearing oxygen helmet which is connected with oxygen hose. Since I'm not fan of water sport, I thought it's brilliant and easy...walking in the sea and become my obsession. I can not imagine doing extreme water sport like diving, swimming on the sea, parasailing,flying fish, or banana boat becouse it was thrown from the boat...even though we wear lifejacket still I' definetely in panic attack.
After we decided to do a seawalker, my friends and I were taken to a place that manages sea walker. We received the explanation how to do seawalker from the manager. People with serious desease are not allowed. The depth of the sea approximately three meters. Don't panic is the key word. We signed an agreement that it approved all the consequences and will not sue if something happens to it. We changed our clothes to diving gear and then they brought us by boat away from the beach. The weather sunny and bright but the waves seems high. Soon we arrived at a larger ship which 'parking' on the sea. We move to that ship which is so hard becouse of the waves. Suddenly my heart beat so fast 'Oh My God this is bad idea' and I asked the guard 'where is the seawalker location...' and they said 'this is the location maam...' 'How deep it is...' my friend asked. 'It's about six meters'.
'Whaaattt...no..no..no the manager said it's only three meters' I said panicing. 'becouse of the storm last night raise the sea level'. 'Ok maam you the first to go down...' he pointed me!!!
'How can we go down there' My heart beat faster than F1 car. 'There are stairs that will take you down and when you are not feel the stairs don't swim becouse I would draw your legs toward the location, and there was a rope attached so you can hold on...you have two guards around you so don't be afraid and don't panic'. I hold my breathe and doing an inhale and exhale thing. They put the oxygen hose on me, this is it...my new adventure begin.
I went down the sea bottom via the iron stairs...but when my head had entered the sea I feel shortness of breathe. Do you know an old movie 'voyage to the bottom of the sea' the illustration about the depth of the sea, the silence, feeling alone with the 'duung...duung...duung' music, you know what I mean. With all that sensation I was sooo panic...my thumb pointing upwards. The guards seems like 'heloooo we haven't started yet' but I don't want to continue this. I climbed up and I said ' I can't breathe sorry...' don't panic maam...inhale...exhale it's a normal thing when we are under the sea our breathe is under pressure, all you have to do is swallow your saliva or press your nose...okey maam we can try it one more time'. Still with my shortness breathe I agreed. So I came down the stairs to the sea bottom for the second time. Finally I did it, the guard draw me to the rope and I walked on the bottom of the sea...yess I walked with the fish surounding me...but I still hard to breathe and I feel like...'I don't wanna die here please let me out' and for the second time my thumb pointing up...I give up. The guard take me to the top...so difficult because of the wave, my hand hold on tight to the stairs.
I feel free when they open my oxygent hose...this is not my world and I hate water sport!!!
FYI : when you decide to do the seawalker please ask about the weather and the waves. The high waves makes everything cloudy under the sea, and so hard to walk...
It cost me five hundred rupiahs for five minutes seawalker...ughhh!
