# @thrillist on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CwN_BqbOJhZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8309292-thrillist-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/784691a508.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-08-21T19:33:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** thrillist (@Thrillist) — https://gondola.cc/Thrillist

## Caption

For some (most), the thought of diving with 100-plus hammerhead sharks is nothing short of a nightmare. But one person’s nightmare is alexandraco11’s perfect idea of relaxation. For her, spotting the first school of scalloped hammerheads on a recent liveaboard cruise felt like a pleasant fever dream. ⁠
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“I’ve never felt so simultaneously excited and relaxed, a bit like celebrating Christmas morning on Zoloft.” she says. ⁠
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We know that spending time outdoors can lower stress and improve our mood, reminding us of just how small our day-to-day troubles are. Turns out, hanging out with 100 hammerheads or swimming into a pulsing bait ball of blacked-striped salema may just be the ultimate way to grasp just how insignificant you are, and truly unplug. Read more via the link in our bio. ⁠
 #UnplugWeek⁠
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📸: alexandraco11⁠
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#sharks #scubadiving #galapagosislands #galapagos #hammerheads #sharkweek #sharkspotting #relaxation #travelstories #travel #outdoors

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## Tags

sharkspotting, galapagosislands, relaxation, unplugweek, outdoors, travelstories, sharkweek, hammerheads, travel, scubadiving, galapagos, sharks

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