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Monthly Archives: June 2012
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
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Costa Rica Travel, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Costa Rica, Hammerhead Sharks
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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
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, British Columbia Travel, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Discovery Passage, Port Hardy, Quadra Island
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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
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
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
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
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Image Galleries, Travel
Tagged California, Channel Islands, diving
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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
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Image Galleries, Mexico Travel, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged cozumel, scuba diving
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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