Mark Powell, whom I profiled today in this story, is swimming around Bainbridge to, in part, get a better sense of his island home.
Wearing a snorkel and goggles, he takes in the undersea scenery a mile or so at a time.
While the swim makes him feel closer to the place he lives, it also takes him far away.
“Bainbridge is not a pristine wilderness area, but 10 feet off the shore it’s more pristine than anywhere on land,” he told me before sliding into Blakely Harbor last week. “When I get in the water, I get that wilderness feel.”
