Scuba Diving in Croatia: Diver Beware!
Yesterday we agreed that today’s the day – we are going scuba diving. There are dive centers up and down the coast, and one is within walking distance of Stara Vila. We have been promising ourselves a diving day here in Croatia,...
The Cayman Islands – Adventures and Treasures
The Cayman Islands have been a tourist’s AND an adventurer’s favourite holiday destination for decades. Whether you are in search of a lonely adventure or you’re taking the entire family for the ride, the Grand Cayman Islands is...
Wreck Dive: USS Liberty: Tulamben, Bali
We are picked up at 7:00 this morning at our hotel by Sophie, a charming young Frenchwoman, who owns a dive shop, just up the street called Safari Bali We are off to Tulamben, on the northeast coast, to dive. But more...
Everlasting Salvation at the Barron Gorge
I awake from a somewhat sleepless night of unfamiliar rainforest bird calls and various forms of cicada boisterously screeching in a constant crescendo and decrescendo, each species trying to outdo each other in noisy leg...
First Day: Scuba Diving in Saba
A leisurely morning. Dives 2 and 3 of the trip, and after yesterday’s diving I am feeling much more confident about hitting the water. I am wearing Greg’s mask as we have concluded, after 3 very waterlogged dives,...
Diving the Great Barrier Reef
Although it rains heavily again last night, the sun wakes us early – a good thing as we have booked dives for today, and we need to be on the pier by 8:00. We are diving from a different boat today than our other dives: while we...
Diving Day in Dalyan, Turkey
Saturday, May 15th, 2004: Dalyan, Turkey A free day. Most of the group head for the beach, followed by the mud baths. They collectively decide to take a pass on the ruins – we have all been feeling a bit ruined out, and there are...