In 1974, Ann Semple graduated with a B.Sc. in Biology from Queen’s University, Canada, and worked in life sciences for years. Her first dive was at a resort in 1979, and she loved it, but it wasn’t until 2016 that she decided it was time to really follow that early dream. She completed the PADI online scuba diving course, her first open water and first dry suit dives in November 2016. The North Pacific Ocean is an extraordinary environment, and presents challenges for divers to which Ann is looking forward.