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
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Silfra: Taking the plunge (Part 3; Iceland, April 2023)
After an amazing week exploring Iceland’s south coast and re-visiting the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, topped off by a walking food tour in Reykjavik, » Read more
Iceland Interlude, April 2023 (Part 2): Reykjavik & Snaefellsnes Peninsula
We managed to pack quite a lot of fun, food and friends into our 2 day interlude, inserted between our traverse of » 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
Namibia: June 2022 (Part 2-Diamond Dreams)
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 After a terrific launch of our Complete Namibia photographic tour with Martin Bailey in the Quiver Tree Forest » Read more
2021 Highlights
2021 was another doozy of a pandemic year. Pandemic year 2 started off well, Stump having being turned out decisively in November » Read more
5 Contemporary Art World Films I Love (and 1 book); January 2022
We rang in New Year’s last night with dear friends, Tatiana and Miles. It was a small dinner party, with Julie and » Read more
Methow Valley, NYC and Berkshires (June-July 2021)-Part 3, the Berkshires
Our pandemic round robin of cancelling international trips and searching for reasonably safe domestic substitutions continued unabated all through summer 2021. We » Read more
Methow Valley, NYC and Berkshires (June-July 2021)-Part 1, Methow Valley, WA
The long arm of Covid continued to impact our travel plans well into 2021, even as California “reopened” June 15 and some » Read more
Rafting the Grand Canyon (April-May 2021): Part 3
Monday May 3, 2021 Day 7: Stone Creek to Above Olo Camp, Mile 146 Today was devoted to Deer Creek Falls, a » Read more