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FROM VENICE TO MAHÉBOURG

A Spirited Dance After three months, I had to dust my luggage and defrost the fridge when I started preparing for my departure. This Blog-page was created for the 2023 trip to Mahébourg. I never imagined that I would return again and again. Upon my return home. I was embarrassed by my yearning for Mahébourg.…

Lynni Lochenkov

October 27, 2025

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THE HEART OF THE OCEAN

AN INTRODUCTION TO CORAL & CORAL REEFS To understand the value of Coral we need to understand its role in the ocean as well as our relationship to the ocean. Be aware of the following factors, indicative that we actually live on PLANET OCEAN and not Earth. We usually meet the sea where it meets…

Lynni Lochenkov

April 7, 2025

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WHERE FEAR & FAITH MEETS

A personal testimony of hope and healing In 2022 I was faced with a challenge – I realised that if I didn’t do something drastic, my already challenged mobility would deteriorate and I would be back in a wheel chair soon. So I started training – I motivated myself by telling myself that I would…

Lynni Lochenkov

March 9, 2025

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HOLDING AN ECOSYSTEM IN MY HAND

A LAST SNORKEL The sand is not just sea sand. It’s a magical mix of crushed shells, rock, other organic matter and teeny weeny shells, recognisable as such – a condensed ecosystem. The sun was lower than on my usual snorkelling explorations at Pointe d’Esny. I was lying in the shallows with my mask on,…

Lynni Lochenkov

January 29, 2025

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THE START OF SOMETHING NEW

My first camera dive My mobility was not improving with my walking and swimming. My weak left leg was in constant pain, radiating from my left buttock down to the outside of my left calf muscle. I was in pain even when I was lying in bed, doing nothing. Deep tissue massages gave some very…

Lynni Lochenkov

December 18, 2024

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THE JOURNEY

An uncharted expedition As I write this blog, I’ve been back on my Paradise Island for a month. Yes, I returned! My previous blog was a short story about a mermaid being “moon kissed”, as I tried to avoid the large mammal in the room – so to speak. At 41 dives, I’m new at…

Lynni Lochenkov

November 11, 2024

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IN SEARCH OF MERMAIDS

I’m back in my fishing village in Mauritius ! While I’m getting ready to start diving, I wanted to share another travelling experience with you. A journey of self-discovery. As I got to paragraph two, I found myself writing an allegory, a tale about a mermaid and a fisherman ! How not to … when…

Lynni Lochenkov

October 16, 2024

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COASTING THROUGH A KELP FOREST

Kelp Forest – so you realise I’m in cold water, right? Since qualifying, my diving has been mostly warm water dives, wearing as little as possible. Feeling unrestricted and exactly like a mermaid. In the Atlantic however, I need to gear up in a full wetsuit with a hoodie and all. Since my diving is…

Lynni Lochenkov

July 9, 2024

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ENDLESS DIVING

Celebrating life today! Today, a year ago, I dived Purple Cave just outside the reef of Blue Bay, Mauritius. I was travelling solo for the first time in decades and the first time since becoming mobility challenged. During the beginning of my stay, unfavourable weather conditions kept me confined to my studio flat, before I…

Lynni Lochenkov

June 17, 2024

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A TWO TANK DIVE

Personalising – more than my weight belt A month ago I was fortunate enough to do a two tank dive outside the reef in the Blue Bay Marine Reserve, Mauritius. Weather kept me inside the reef for weeks, so this opportunity was a dream come true. On this day I not only experienced the magic…

Lynni Lochenkov

May 11, 2024

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