Karol Meyer in the Blue Lake
Posted By Karol Meyer on 22 October 2006
It was, simply, the greatest experience of my life.I left my husband, my home and my career behind, and embarked with my monofins on an expedition to the interior of Brazil.
Some friends in Brasilia had invited me to meet the lake. It's not easy or uncomplicated to get there - one needs authorization from the Ibama authorities and also the permission of the property owner. The lake is 90 km from the nearest town, Nequelandia-Goias, where the locals are certain it is haunted and "pulled people for the deep". Some truth to that, as the reduced buoyancy in fresh water had apparently been the end for more than one swimmer there in the past.
I spent twenty days there, and with only ten days of training and the help of Patrick Musimu achieved three new South American freediving records.
The first days were devoted to preparing infrastructure, both external and internal. Hard work, climbing up and down the mountain that spikes out of the jungle ( Cerrado ), a test of endurance at high altitude in a dry climate compensated for by special moments observing wildlife in a totally pristine environment.
Then, finally, the lake: deep blue crystal water, 27 degrees Celsius. A dream.
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