Reading is a favorite pastime for many, and vacation is an especially great time to break into a good story and escape reality. Here are some of my top adventure books to bring on any dive trip, beach getaway, snorkeling or island vacation. Island Vacation Books Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson A based-on-fact story about the …
If you’re a SCUBA diver, you are quite familiar with airline weight limits and the baggage fees. Most airlines limit your checked bag weight to 50lbs or they charge you extra. I hate baggage fees. Here are 10 tips to help you shove 50lbs of stuff into a 10lb sack and be sure it comes …
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While you escape for that well-needed vacation, do you know who takes care of your pets? This is a decision I have never taken lightly, as my dog is my family. Knowing your dog, or pet of any kind is important, especially when you are away. Here are ten tips for being (mostly dog, but) …
December. Rainy season. Rain starting, pouring down as the seas picked up to 3′ swells and rising. We were in between dives when one of the other divers started feeling seasick. We were pretty close to a nearby dock and offered to drop the diver off. The captain asked if we minded diving the close …
Amateur videographer? By now you have bought a GoPro or a nice underwater video camera for your scuba diving adventures. Great. Here are a few things you’re probably going to figure out over time: Your videos are blue…or green Red is the first color of the spectrum to disappear underwater, and it seems to …
For many of the lucky ones, there is a time in our lives where we are presented with the opportunity to take our very first SCUBA diving class. For many, the adventure produces a few more snorkelers than divers. For some, the adventure ends after the first open water certification. For others, it takes longer for the …
The blues. Bad days. Bummers. Stress. Crazy life. We’ve all experienced them at some point. If you ever catch yourself saying “I just need” or “if only I had…”, “what’s my purpose in life…”, you’re probably there now. And you’re looking for a way out. But how? Find your joy. Several years back, I was …
What is exactly is a Nudibranch? Wikipedia says: A soft-bodied mollusk. I like to think of “Nudibranch” as a common term that SCUBA divers throw around on land because the hand signals for such a creature are virtually non-existent. There are several thousand different Nudibranchs that live in the oceans, deep to shallow, cold to …
Sometimes I feel like a landlocked soul seeking adventure on the last and greatest frontier on Earth. Perhaps it is the leftover wanderlust from childhood – that long lost desire to grow up and be like Indiana Jones, Lewis & Clark, pirates, cowboys and the like. I believe there are so many things here on …
The Yellowheaded Jawfish is somewhat of a shy creature, elusive of divers, and especially photographers. But sometimes, if you hang out long enough…you can catch a glimpse of these remarkable tiny creatures. The males actually store the eggs of the young inside of their mouth. On occasion, you can see a pair of Jawfish and …
