French Polynesia, Fall 2019 (Part 3-Fakarava)
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Rangiroa to Fakarava A short afternoon flight to Fakarava and a need to stay out of the water » Read more
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French Polynesia, September 2019 (Part 2-Rangiroa)
Friday, September 27, 2019 Rurutu to Tahiti to Rangiroa This travel day began early, at 5:45 am, with Greg’s voice in the » Read more
Channel Islands, August 2019
August 20, 2019 Day 1: Santa Barbara Island Was it a good idea to take up cold water diving again? This question » Read more
Groupers galore: French Polynesia, June 2018 (Part 2-Fakarava)
Thursday, June 20, 2018 Our first morning in Fakarava aboard the Aqua Tiki II was the usual chaos of trying to synchronize » Read more
Ravishing Rangiroa: French Polynesia, June 2018 (Part 1)
Saturday, June 16, 2018 What a long time in coming: sitting on a thin strip of land in the middle of the » Read more
Labor Day, 2018: Back to the kelp forest
Friday, August 31, 2018 The last several summers were marked with a tinge of regret. How could another year be passing without » Read more
Amazing Anilao, Philippines: April 2016
After a beyond-my-wildest-dreams week luxuriating in Kyoto during an off-the charts cherry blossom bloom, we met up with our friend Martin at » Read more
Wintry Japan: Rausu, Hokkaido and Sea Eagles (Part 5)
Monday, February 5, 2018 Breakfast at the Green Park Hotel in Tsurui was Japanese, with grilled salted salmon, daikon pickles, rice, and » Read more
Ultimate Winter in Japan Photo Workshop (Tokyo): Part 2
Tuesday, January 30, 2017 (evening) Back at the hotel, exiting our room and waiting for the elevator, there was a slender, slightly » Read more
Norway, September 2017 (Part 3-Lofoten): Chasing the Northern Lights
Monday, September 11, 2017 After 9 days aboard the Antigua exploring Svalbard, we were back in Longyearbyen, taking leave of our travel » Read more