by Mary L. Peachin with photography by Bill Kimball and Mary Peachin
Vol. 9 No. 9
For two decades, I dived the oceans of the world in search of whale sharks. My goal was the thrill of a close-up encounter in underwater silence with these polka-dotted plankton eaters. An aircraft-spotted shark followed by a snorkeling experience was not my preference. My obsession racked up hours of jet lag crossing the international dateline.