Diving Roatan with Subway Watersports
We’d been hearing about Roatan for years as a premier dive destination, so when the opportunity arose to spend a week there we grabbed it! We didn’t know much about the island and what other activities there might be to offer, but we did know we wanted to dive as much as possible. Average water […]
Underwater Photography: Bahamas
Scuba diving is one of our absolute favorite things to do. The feeling we get while underwater is one of absolute peace and calm. There’s a whole other world below the waves that fascinates us. The colors and shapes are endlessly interesting, though hard to capture on film. Experts in underwater photography are truly talented […]
Paradise Island Close to Home: The Bahamas
What better way to beat the winter doldrums than a spur of the moment beach getaway? When an unexpected opportunity arose to travel to the Bahamas, we grabbed it. We’d be staying in the timeshare section of the famous mega-resort Atlantis on Paradise Island. To be quite honest, we were not looking forward to that […]
History of Diving Museum
Being avid SCUBA divers, the History of Diving Museum was a site not to be missed on our way down to Key West. Founded by Drs. Joe and Sally Bauer, this 501(c)(3) non-profit museum boasts one of the largest collections of diving helmets and other diving gear in the world. From their website, their mission […]
Don’t Skip: Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
Intro to Labuan Bajo Labuan Bajo lies on the westernmost coast of the island of Flores in Indonesia. Known best for its proximity to Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo does see a fair number of tourists. At heart, it’s still a small fishing village, but the tourism industry is growing fast, and there is a wide […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Home
Home is a place to feel cared for and protected. It’s a place to be nourished, more than just a physical refuge, it’s a private place to find peace and purpose. I imagine all of this represented by the clownfish and its home the anemone. In this reciprocal relationship, each animal has a protected home […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique
Spirobranchus giganteus, AKA Christmas Tree Worms, are an intriguing specimen among Earth’s creatures. These little guys are not uncommon in tropical waters, but they certainly are unique! The tube-dwelling worms are found living in and on coral, eating plankton and tiny microorganisms as they pass by carried on the currents. The twin, spiral appendages are actually a […]
Getting Beneath the Surface: Labuan Bajo
After the 57 hour odyssey, we finally arrived Labuan Bajo, the gateway to Komodo National Park and western Flores. We lined up diving for the next morning right away, and dragged our weary selves down the dusty main street to find a room. We checked a couple out, but passed on dirty sheets, stinky bathrooms […]
Gili Islands: Air is Water
Indonesia is said to have over 17000 islands, only 6000 or so of them inhabited. After traveling a couple of hours northeast on Bali to the beach-town of Padangbai, we took a boat to the Gili Islands vía Lombok. This is the western beginning of Nusa Tenggara, a chain of islands that extends past Timor […]
Open Water
Diving the Great Barrier Reef was near the top of our not-to-be-missed list. The amount of information available to tourists in Cairns is absolutely overwhelming, and we did quite a bit of research on possible ways to get there. Carmen, from Experience Cairns wasn’t the first agent we chatted with, but she was the only […]