Nice place for a dive, no?

Mermaids need open water. While the abundance of smaller mer-friendly venues is appreciated, there’s nothing like stretching your fins in the open sea. Of course, land is precious in Second Life, and mermaiding not popular enough to warrant the dedication of large sims for our aquatic pursuits.

Light cracking through large rocks.

A digital shipwreck left over from a long-passed digital storm.

I had the great fortune to be introduced to the Blake Sea the other day, apparently the product of an agreement between a large in-world sailing group and Linden Lab. As you can see, it’s huge. It’s mostly barren with sparse vegetation and sea-life, but there are a few interesting islands and hidden places about it. Siren’s Isle is probably the most mer-friendly of the bunch.

Thats A LOT of water. Click for large version.

But the best part about this, like the Degrand Channel, is that as it is Linden-backed, it won’t be disappearing any time soon. Not that you should delay your trip—get out there! Maybe we’ll cross paths.

• SLURL: Siren’s Isle