Summertime, Water, Dogs, Magic. Traveling the world allows divers to meet all kinds of people of different origins, customs and colors. On occasion, a diver may also encounter a dog of any breed, size or color. Dogs are a Catalyst If you have a beach full of people, perhaps you might strike up a conversation …
Fishing with Dad I remember moments throughout my childhood where I had the opportunity to fish with my father. We went shore fishing for trout alongside the swift currents of the Rocky Mountain rivers where my dad taught me not to get too close or risk falling in and being swept away. Another time, we …
Scuba diving with California Sea Lions at Monterey Bay. A Scuba Diver’s Paradise April in Monterey Bay is beautiful – high 50’s with sun and scuba diver energy around. The parking lot near San Carlos Beach is filled with nothing but scuba divers and tag-along ocean enthusiasts. Scuba tanks lay behind cars as divers don …
If you’ve ever been scuba diving you might get excited over seeing a turtle. The better you get, the more turtles you see and eventually you start to identify a Green Sea Turtle, a Loggerhead, or a Hawksbill turtle. If you’re really lucky, you might encounter a Kemps-Ridley or maybe even a Leatherback. Identifying a …
Scuba Diving with Hermit Crabs If you night dive along the shore in most Caribbean areas, you are likely to encounter a hermit crab. Even during the daytime in shallow areas, you may see these amazing climbers crawling in tide pools and other shallow areas. Noisy Crabs In the silence of a night dive, you …
Wow, That’s a Big Shell! The plan for this particular night dive was to find an Octopus, not to spot a Florida Horse Conch. On the way up-current, I came across this magnificent moving shell. Most shells in this area are occupied by conch crabs, so to see this “sea snail” crawling along the bottom …
Night diving is always an adventure! On occasion, we get to hang out with a Caribbean Reef Octopus. These creative Cephlapods can transform their bodies into all shapes as the scurry along the reef. The chromataphores allow the octopus to change color and blend in with their environment. Many will even “flash” color as they …
When we dive, we find opportunities to experience local culture, traditions, food, music and more. Sometimes, we are lucky enough to see different animals and flowers. On an island in Honduras, we saw a live Tree Sloth. In central Florida, we were lucky enough to encounter Manatees in a freshwater spring. In Mexico, we found …
Here We Go Again… 3 years after our first sighting of the Mantis Shrimp, once again we found ourselves on the 80 minute shore dive in Mexico to find the him again. Last year, we caught a glimpse of him in our Elusive Mantis Shrimp video. This little guy will come out and feed for a …
Enjoy scuba diving with us and an electric ray or “marble ray” in the shallows of the Caribbean sea. We swam with this amazing ray for about 15 minutes on a twilight dive. The ray seemed to have little interest in divers, and went about his business as usual. We often see many skates and …
