The Mantis Shrimp

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 …

SCUBA Diving Fairy

Scuba Diving Fairy

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 …

Find Your Joy

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 …

red sea slug nudebranch

Red Sea Slug Nudibranch

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 …

Yellowhead Jawfish

The Yellowhead Jawfish

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 …