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
Fish
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
Underwater Photography: Some of my favorites – Steve
I watched with wonder when we landed on the moon, that July day in 1969. I will never be an astronaut. The » 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
Brrrr! Back to British Columbia (September 2022)
Port Hardy is a small fishing village at the northern end of Vancouver Island, a one hour flight in a small plane » Read more
2020: A year of clear vision?
Preamble How to sum up 2020? A year so chaotic, full of fear and fury, as to be life-altering, unforgettable and for » Read more
Southern Raja Ampat on Damai 2: February 2020 (Part 3)
Sunday, February 9, 2020 We were heading into the final week of our 3-week idyll. It had been a fantastic trip, beginning » Read more