Well first of all there is all the free stuff!
I don't know of another business where you get to see so many sunrises and sunsets.
All the different scenery.
The people you meet tend to be a great bunch. If you work in the boonies you get pretty close with your customers.
Great fishing! Arctic Char. Lake trout. Brook trout. Always carry a frying pan ( plus garlic and some Grand Marnier).
Did I mention the scenery.
You become an expert at wx forcasting.
Time speed distance works.
All the different types of jobs. All different! Mostly fun!
Offshore, onshore, slinging, film work, water sampling on floats, powerline construction, bird towing, fun and games with the United Nations, training and all the other stuff.
Ferry trips.
Exploring - going to land on a hilltop far from nowhere and finding an old rusting 10 gallon 80/87 barrel - somebody was there long before you -probably in a 47.