Diving Down Under, April 2026 (Part 2: Tasmania)
After getting reacquainted with our drysuits and working through equipment issues the prior week in southern Australia, we were on to the » Read more
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Diving Down Under, April 2026 (Part 1: South Australia)
Although we’ve traveled the world over to dive in a variety of environments, we’ve given Australia short shrift over the years. People » Read more
Delightful Dominica, January 2026 (Part 1, Sperm Whale Swimming)
Two years ago, Steve, Greg and I spent an idyllic post-New Year’s week in Dominica searching for and swimming with sperm whales. » Read more
2025: Marie’s Highlights, Photographic and Otherwise
Every year has its highs and lows and 2025 was no exception. This was our first full year of semi-retirement, enabling us » Read more
Papua New Guinea, September 2025 (Part 1, Brisbane & Birds)
Writing about this trip is harder than usual, because it will always be (for us) inextricably bound up with a complex mix » Read more
Amun Ini, Anda, Bohol, Philippines (May 2025)
After a pre-trip blackwater blow-out with Steve and Greg at Anilao, and successful thresher shark sessions in Malapascua with Lynn’s co-op group, » Read more
Malapascua, Philippines (May 2025)
Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2, 2025 Planes, trains and automobiles, or rather the Philippine dive travel version: shuttle buses, a » Read more
What We Do in the Shadows (Blackwater, Anilao, April 2025)
Thursday, April 24-Saturday, April 26, 2025 It’s always hard work packing for an underwater photography trip, but this trip had the added » Read more
2024 Highlights (with Marie’s photographic bests)
2024 was a whale of a year! By any measure, it was a momentous year, in which we semi-retired after 33 years » Read more
Amazing Argentina-September 2024 (Part 2-Peninsula Valdes)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 After decompressing from flight snafus en route to Argentina with several enjoyable days exploring Buenos Aires with photographic » Read more