r/AskReddit • u/mehueklalpari • 10h ago

what's a 10/10 life experience you must have at least once in your life?

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u/AlmostElsewhere5707 10h ago

We kayaked in bioluminescent waters and it was the most beautiful thing. It truly is like swimming in the stars.

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u/ok_but 9h ago

Vieques?

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u/AlmostElsewhere5707 9h ago

Pacific Northwest, San Juan islands.
Also Thailand.

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u/torontorollin 9h ago

Costa Rica works too, there’s a spot near Isla San Lucas

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u/CatSplat 5h ago

Yep, I found some on the coast near Samara as well! Pretty faint but visible at night.

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u/Accurate-Neck6933 9h ago

Oh!!!! I’m going to Thailand in January! This may be my chance

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u/junglekf 9h ago

We do this in the San Juans every summer. Magical each time!

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u/garygnu 4h ago

I did it in Hood Canal this summer. Simply amazing.

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u/wylinfsho 32m ago

wtf that sounds insane, where in San Juan?

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u/BrandonD40 7h ago

I did this during a new moon in Mosquito Bay of Vieques. It was truly amazing

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u/ok_but 7h ago

We did it two nights in a row on the new moon. One of the few things that brought back my sense of wonder in an instant.

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u/BrandonD40 5h ago

I recommend it to anyone i meet that visits puerto rico. It’s a shame that most people visiting never make it out of san juan

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u/kupsickjm 1h ago

We are doing this in PR in March!

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u/BrandonD40 1h ago

Have a great time! Vieques is an amazing place. We stayed closer to isabel segunda as we found the northern areas were more locals and less tourists than esparanza. But both spots are really cool.

Highly recommend seeing mosquito pier, playa negra, and some of the many beautiful beaches on the island

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u/LeSeanMcoy 1h ago

Yeah, it always helps to let them know there's only like, 3 places on earth that have the natural bioluminescence. The other ones I believe are in south-east Asia.

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u/theshoegazer 8h ago

Did this in mid-coast Maine a few years ago. As an added bonus there were fireflies along the shoreline, a meteor shower in the sky, and a distant thunderstorm lighting up the horizon. Magical.

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u/redfusion 8h ago

South coast of Ireland, night kayaking with bioluminescence, jellyfish and various other wildlife.

Amazing