Dean's Blue Hole Profile
Role-Playing
Pretend you're an intrepid explorer like Jim King, the first and only diver to reach the bottom of this 663-feet-deep abyss, and discover the weird wonders of this distinctive underwater cave.
Instructions:
What is a blue hole? It's an ordinary cave, carved out of the local limestone by rainwater thousands of years ago when sea level was lower. Up came the ocean again, though, and drowned this particular cave, creating the world's deepest submerged cavern--Dean's Blue Hole--with a bottom located 663 feet below the waves.When in the Bahamas visit and explore the site with your snorkel and mask. You'll need some bravery: the pool is a deep, almost black, blue from the depth, and in local legend is the home of mythical monsters. Notice the sealife, corals and fans that you find, mostly along its edge (as it's too dark in the cave itself for most life). Once you're safely on dry land again, tell your adventuring party about what you discovered around the Hole. Later on, talk to the local people and divers about the Hole--see if you can find out why they call it "Dean's" Blue Hole. Or if you want to freak yourselves out, make up a story about what might be lurking down there in the crushing black, and tell it as a campfire story later on that night. Have you got your goosebumps up yet? How about the fact that you were swimming RIGHT NEAR the home of... The mind reels!
Conclusion:
Visitors with diving experience may also want to dive on the Blue Hole with an organized charter, though they obviously won't be making it all the way to the bottom: when Jim King did that, he had to use special gas mixtures, and only got to spend three minutes on the bottom (for five hours worth of decompression!).Younger snorkelers should have considerable supervision when playing near the blue hole: in addition to the fact that the Hole is a virtual bottomless pit, there are some big fish further living further down in the depths, and divers do spot the occasional barracuda. Take off or cover up shiny things before you get in too, by the way: 'Cuda's are known to occasionally confuse shiny, flashy metal ornaments for tasty smaller fish, resulting in some pretty unpleasant barracuda encounters for humans!
Divers should also avoid poking around in the side tunnels off the main shaft unless they're specially trained in the highly dangerous sport of cave diving.
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Age: Children (4-8yrs), Pre-teen (9-12yrs), TeenDuration: 1.5 hours
Cognitive Level: 4-6 Grade, 7-8 Grade, 9-12 Grade
Activity Level: High
Attention Span: Med, Low
When to do it: During Your Trip, On Location