Author Archives: Judy G Diver

About Judy G Diver

Born and raised on the west coast of Canada, I have always felt a strong connection to the sea. But for many years, I stayed on the surface, afraid of what lurked down deep. When I was in my early 30's, with three young children (aka the P's), my husband (aka Mr G) signed us up for a SCUBA certification course, as a surprise. Although I had my fears, my stubbornness prevailed, and somehow I made it through four murky, frigid, cold water dives in Vancouver to successfully pass the course. Soon after we went diving off the west coast of Mexico, in the Sea of Cortez, where my eyes were opened to the beauty and other-worldliness of the life down under. And the rest, as they say, is history. I currently have well over 2000 dives under the belt, and I have been fortunate to travel and dive in Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, Fiji, Palau, Philippines, Galapagos, Costa Rica, Hawaii, California, Egypt, Mexico, several islands in the Caribbean, and here in British Columbia. In addition to this blog and my personal website (Awoosh.com/Directory), which is linked at the top of the blog, my stuff has been published in a variety of magazines and websites, including a regular monthly feature for Scubadiving Magazine for several years. All links to this work can be found in this blog.

Pic of the Day – Pygmy Seahorse

Another day, another picture ;^) While I am in the process of writing up the next of my fave destinations, I thought I’d throw another teaser out there. These little beauties are seriously tiny – this variety of Pygmy Seahorse … Continue reading

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Pic of the Day – Costa Rica Sunset

Taking another short break from the Favourite Places to Dive epistle… Sunsets are a favourite topside photographic pursuit. This one was taken in Costa Rica, near Puntarenas, as we loaded the boat and headed out on the journey to Cocos … Continue reading

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My Favourite Place To Dive? – Part 3

Whew! – finally the pix are processed, and so here we go with the next of my (alphabetically sorted) favourite places to dive – Fiji. The previous inclusions are:  British Columbia and Cocos Island, Costa Rica. What makes Fiji so special? Well, … Continue reading

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Pic of the Day – Pygmy Pipehorse

And still beavering away on the gallery.  I took quite a few pix, and sadly only processed a small percentage of them on our return home.  So here I am, more than a year later, finally getting to it.  Procrastination … Continue reading

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Pic of the Day – Soft Coral Bommie

And it’s a teaser for the next chapter in “My Favourite Places To Dive” ;^)  Still working at finishing up the gallery from the most recent trip to this very lively location, so there will be some pictures to share … Continue reading

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Pic of the Day

While I am beavering away on the next installment of “My Favourite Places to Dive”, I thought I would toss another pic or two out there. These two pictures are captures from my early days with an underwater camera (Olympus … Continue reading

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Zen and the Art of Scuba Diving

I have been practicing yoga quite a bit lately.  I will admit that I have had a bit of a love/hate relationship with it over the years.  Despite being fit for most of my life, I have some pretty tight … Continue reading

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My Favourite Place to Dive? – Part 2

So here I am, in the process of sharing my favourite dive destinations. This post is the second in the series.  The first selection is here. Before I blurt out my next (non-prioritized) favourite, perhaps I should reveal where I … Continue reading

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My Favourite Place To Dive? – Part 1

I often get asked – where is my favourite place to dive? It is like asking me which is my favourite kid (I have three). I love them all very much, for their unique qualities. And I seriously love several … Continue reading

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Eat or Be Eaten – Lizardfish Lunch

Today’s topic: Animal Behaviour. The world underwater is a competitive place. Little fish get eaten by bigger fish, which then get eaten by bigger fish (or whales, or dolphins, or sea lions, or, in too many cases, humans). It is … Continue reading

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RIP Lonesome George

I met George on several occasions on my trips to the Galapagos. Originally from Pinta Island in the archipelago, he was the last of his sub-species. He was relocated to the Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz island, where he … Continue reading

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Pic of the Day – Ball of Jacks

Another stroll down memory lane – this time to Cocos Island, Costa Rica (2006). Like the Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island is a mecca for shark-loving divers. You’ve gotta be a keener – the 36 hour crossing, on open ocean, is … Continue reading

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Pic of the Day – Galapagos Whale Shark

I have a couple of thousand images filed in my Image Galleries. Every now and then I contribute to photo themes on the Diver to Diver forum on Scubadiving.com, and several images have been published in various locations, but for … Continue reading

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A Sage on Airport Security

I have been reading Patrick Smith’s Ask The Pilot column for many years in Salon Magazine. Mr Smith is a fine writer, and as an insider in the airline industry (he is a pilot for an unnamed US airline), he … Continue reading

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California Dreaming…

I recently shared a gallery of images on Scubadiving.com’s Diver to Diver, and on my Facebook. The images were captured in the northern Channel Islands of California, in September 2011. This was my sixth outing on the what has come … Continue reading

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A Quickie to Cozumel

So here is a juicy post to launch this blog. A recent “Quickie to Coz” trip (which was my tenth to Cozumel), inspired me to write up some info that will hopefully be helpful to first timers and Cozuholics alike. … Continue reading

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Welcome…

A new look for Awoosh.com Nothing has disappeared, it is just that this blog has been layered over top of the whole enchilada.  To get to the Main Directory of Awoosh, click on the link at the top of the … Continue reading

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