Great video, thanks for sharing. As an ex-diver I can truly appreciate your passion.
Have you thought about using an anchor?
Funny. Yes, an anchor seems like snorkeling 101, I know. I do have several anchors. But I pull the boat around with me so it has always seemed more practical to do it the way I was, with the rope.
On days that it is not windy, I simply use my hand and swim around, holding my kayak, and when I submerse myself, I simply let the kayak drift a short distance, if at all.
But obviously on the day I went out, letting it drift was not an option. Btw, I consider your compliment pretty nice considering you are an ex-diver. I wondered if people with a lot of experience would be able to appreciate something of a basic nature. But yes, the passion is there.
I've always dreamed of diving, but my sinuses are an issue. I know you can acclimate, to a degree, as you go down. We'll see. My brother dives, and on a duel whatchamacallit, I breathed off his tank with him and went down. I felt like my lungs were about to explode so I surfaced. Someone told me maybe I was not breathing out fully. Dunno. But I will dive again. There is just too much down there to explore.
I've snorkeled coral before, but I'd really like to get down into the caves that exist in the springs. I've free dived down into them before, but only ones in shallow water and ones clear and open, and not a risk. I take caves seriously.
In closing, I'm glad you liked the video, again, especially because of your diving background.