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,...
Completing Our Diving Certification: Thailand
We have made it part of our daily routine to actively introduce ourselves to our fellow travelers and today is no exception. On the Dive Tuk Tuk we meet Pete and his two kids Manda, 16 and Theo, 14. Pete and his wife (who isn’t...
Panicky Moments Diving the Great Barrier Reef
Success! We are certified divers. Well, that treading water for 10 minutes and swimming 200 metres on Tuesday, February 3rd was only the beginning of one of the most exciting and eventful parts of our journey so far. As of...
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...
Gone Fishin’ in Australia
Wednesday, February 4th, 2004: Cairns, Australia classic followsummer from February 2004 Greg and John are doing their scuba diving certification right now, on the Great Barrier Reef here in Australia. No kidding, we’re...
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...
A Panicky First Dive in Botany Bay, Australia
Through our drive from Cairns to Sydney, we had stopped in various places known for good diving and had been frustrated in our desire because of the weather. We had booked to dive upon arrival in Sydney, but these had been...