Shore Diving In Living Art Museums

I walked the dog today without wearing gloves or a hat. Big mistake. There was a sprinkling of snow on the ground. Winter is arriving. To keep myself warm, I started thinking about scuba diving in calm waters, surrounded by schools of fish as I drift through coral gardens. If you're a scuba diver - or you want to learn how - here are five wonderful islands where you can simply walk off the shore and be in the middle of a living art museum.

Photo courtesy of Clint Hempsall