Places to Swim « Life Aquatic

Siren’s Isle and The Blake Sea February 18, 2009

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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. (more…)

Swim@: The Degrand Channel November 30, 2008

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The Degrand Channel is a large, open expanse of water six sims wide. Across those sims you will find the remains of an ancient land-dwelling civilization, underwater volcanoes, shipwrecks from times past and present, and a number of treasure chests holding relics for your avatar. After some inspection, it looks to be a project of the Linden Department of Public Works. Their work here is to be applauded!

I can’t stress the amount of detail and interesting things to see here. Hope to see you all there!

SLURL: The Degrand Channel

Swim@: Sea of Tranquility November 26, 2008

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sea of tranquility

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Beautiful, mostly underwater sim. Has an awesome sea floor texture (the lack of which is usually a pet peeve of mine in other underwater areas). Many fun things to see and do as a mer, including…

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Swim@: Hobbit Nature Preserve October 12, 2008

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Tags: colorful, fantasy, psychedelic
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I’m always looking for interesting places to stretch my fins on the grid, and I want you to come along too!

I forgot who passed this LM along to me a while back, I think it was ColeMarie, but there’s a nice underwater area in the Hobbit Nature Preserve (I did not see any hobbits, however). You can’t really tell from the surface, it’s a psychedelic mermaid playground underneath.

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Swim@: Sweet Mermaids September 30, 2008

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Tags: glow, mediterranean
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I’m always looking for interesting places to stretch my fins on the grid, and I want you to come along too!

I know this SIM has been around for a little while, today was my first visit. There’s actually a mermaid-specific underwater area that’s stunning (which I ran across on flickr here). There are a few tacky full-bright novelty cutouts here and there that spoil the atmosphere a bit, but the good far outweighs the bad. This is one of the best aquatic spots I’ve been to in a long time. Come look!

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Swim@: Boojum June 28, 2008

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Tags: island, pirates, tropical
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Boojum is a cluster of Caribbean islands that features some mer-friendly areas. Do try the “pose bubbles” in the middle of the gathering area you see pictured; they’ll take you on a soothing swim that will rotate your camera and relax you. Enjoy the reggae on the local stream as well. I didn’t get many good photos of this place, and one of the resident hostesses told me that there was a bit more to explore, so I’ll be going back. Anyone care to join me?

Swim@: Hollow Earth June 27, 2008

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Tags: cave, fantasy
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Not necessarily an aquatic sim, but this build near Tekelili Tantalus’ Dark Creations shop does have a lovely network of caves which can be toured completely by water (boats are offered for setanim and other land-walkers). Use Torley’s "That Spells Moon 4" windlight preset for best results.

Swim@: Neptune’s Maze June 22, 2008

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Tags: artistic, cave, fantasy, maze
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There are some interesting sculptures, alien vegetation, and underwater art to see in this Rezzable sim. It’s a bit sparse, but worth a trip. These are the kinds of things I need to see more of in aquatic sims, not giant clamshells and pearls.