Papua Paradise: January-February 2020 (Part 1)

Saturday, January 25-Sunday, January 26, 2020 Given that I was born in 1960, was soon to turn 60 and this trip was » Read more

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

August 20, 2019 Day 1: Santa Barbara Island Was it a good idea to take up cold water diving again? This question » Read more

Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16, 2019 I rewarded myself with a birthday gift this year, a week devoted to searching » Read more

Thursday, June 20, 2018 Our first morning in Fakarava aboard the Aqua Tiki II was the usual chaos of trying to synchronize » Read more

Saturday, June 16, 2018 What a long time in coming: sitting on a thin strip of land in the middle of the » Read more

Friday, August 31, 2018 The last several summers were marked with a tinge of regret. How could another year be passing without » Read more

The short version I didn’t really try to set a new record for longest year’s end summary EVER, it was an EXCEPTIONALLY » Read more

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

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