Fabulous Fiji: Part 3 (Wananavu)
Tuesday, Ocotober 4, 2016 : Off the Nai’a and on to Wananavu We didn’t have long to wait to start our final » Read more
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Fabulous Fiji: Sept-Oct 2016 (Part 2: On the Nai’a)
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 After 3 great days of sharks, sharks, and more sharks, it was time to transfer to the Nai’a, » Read more
Forgotten Indonesia, November 2015 (Part 5, Ambon)
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Part 5: Ambon, Bali and Home A string of colorful houses backed by hilly jungle signals we are » Read more
2015 Highlights
One of my favorite shows as a child was the Time Tunnel, in which a pop art striped black and white time » Read more
Indonesia’s Forgotten Islands, November 2015: Part 4 (Banda Sea)
Part 4: Banda Sea Saturday, November 7, 2015 Pulau Bui Despite an exceptionally smooth crossing overnight, staying up late AND a gin » Read more
Forgotten Indonesia: November 2015 (Part 3, Triton Bay)
Saturday, October 31, 2015: Pisang Island, Maluku Earlier in the trip, it seemed not at all certain we would make it here. » Read more
Indonesia’s Forgotten Islands: November 2015 (Part 2: Misool)
Monday, October 26-Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Part 2: Misool Most dive trips begin with a fitful mess of lurches and starts, and » Read more
Cuban Crisis: Reflections (Epilogue); July 2015
Cuba continues to reverberate in our thoughts, months after returning to our comfortable cocoon. The embassy reopened while we were underwater, and » Read more
Scuba in Cuba, July 2015: Jardines de la Reina (Part 3)
Saturday, July 18, 2015 Getting to our dive destination was a long wearying travel day, in which we crossed from the north » Read more
A wonderful blur: 2014 highlights
We’re not superstitious, but 2013 was not a good year for us, being deeply marked by the deaths of both of Steve’s » Read more