What’sthenextmysteryyou’retryingtosolve?
Iwouldliketofindthelocationofcoastalprehistoricvillages.Theywerecoveredbywaterafterthelasticeage.Duringtheiceage,sealevelsweremuchlower.Manypeoplelivedonthecoastline.I’dliketodiscoverwhattheirlifelooked like.
Goodmanalwayscheckshergearbeforeshe dives.
Whatarethreequalitiesthatanexplorerinyourfieldmusthave?
Anexplorerneedstobeverycurious,noteasilydiscouraged,andopen-minded.Ifyouarenot,youmightnotseenewthingsthatarerightinfrontofyou.Yougettoofocusedonwhatyouexpectto see.
Whatarethreethingsyouneverdivewithout?
Ialways,alwayshaveacamera—ortwoorthree—withme.Ialsoweararedbandana.It’satributetoJacquesCousteau,whoworeared cap.
Goodmanneverdiveswithoutherred bandana.
Goodmantakesnotesonaspecialwaterproof notepad.
ThelastthingthatIbringwithmeisanunderwaternotebook.Wecallthem“wetnotes.”Theyaremadeofpaperthatcangetwetwithoutfalling apart.
What’sthehardestpartaboutbeingan explorer?
Ithinkforme,thehardestpartofbeinganexplorerisleavingmyhomeandfamily.Still,it isfuntosharestoriesandbringunusualgiftstothemfromfaraway places.
Goodmanpreparesforanother dive.