Northern Raja Ampat on Damai 2: February 2020 (Part 2)

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 After an idyllic week at Papua Paradise, it was on to the main course, a 10 day cruise » Read more

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

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, November 10, 2015 Part 5: Ambon, Bali and Home A string of colorful houses backed by hilly jungle signals we are » Read more

One of my favorite shows as a child was the Time Tunnel, in which a pop art striped black and white time » Read more

Part 4: Banda Sea Saturday, November 7, 2015 Pulau Bui Despite an exceptionally smooth crossing overnight, staying up late AND a gin » Read more

Saturday, October 31, 2015: Pisang Island, Maluku Earlier in the trip, it seemed not at all certain we would make it here. » Read more

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

Thursday, October 22, 2015 Getting there…half the fun? Not usually. But we did spend a restorative day in Bali en route to » Read more

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