Braving Black Waters, November 2023 (Week 1, Anilao, Philippines)
Scuba diving has taken us around the world, but never, until recently, had we ventured into outer space. At least that is » Read more
Animal
In Search of Sperm Whales, Dominica, January, 2024
In recent years, I developed a serious case of Whale Obsession. It started innocently, snorkeling with humpback mothers and their calves. Their » Read more
Marie’s favorite images of 2023
I always love when the New York Times comes out in December with the “Best of ” lists, particularly of films. Our » Read more
Fantastic Fiji, July-August 2023 (Part 1, Coral Coast)
A quote widely (but apparently inaccurately) attributed to Mark Twain describes the “coldest winter” as “summer in San Francisco”. I think we » Read more
SCUBA in Cuba, June 2023
Cuba is a throwback to an earlier time, a case of arrested development. The US-Cuba standoff and embargo, in place since 1960, » Read more
David and the Goliath Grouper
-a short story by Steve Eilenberg Lola was my first. Not L-O-L-A, Lola, but a 400-pound *goliath grouper. She greeted us on » Read more
Iconic Iceland, Part 1 (April 2023)
Iceland: an island country in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, small in size, but with a lot going on. Volcanic activity » Read more
Gray Whale Grooving, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja (January 2023)
Finally! I have wanted to visit the gray whale nurseries of Baja Mexico for literally decades, ever since the 1990s, when we » Read more
2022 Highlights
As 2022 unfurled, we adapted to the realities of coronavirus endemicity. This was the year of make up trips (not 1, not » Read more
Back to Baja: October 2022
Friday, October 7, 2022 No good adventure begins uneventfully, or so it seems. 2022 was a year dominated by pandemic make-up trips, » Read more