Madadagscar wildlife at last! Our first stop after checking in and stocking up in Hellville was the island of Nosy Komba. There were several guesthouses, restaurants and souvenir shops with tourist customers ferried from Hellville in…
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Bahamas Cruise 2012 Recap
Yes, another cruise has come to pass, albeit brief, we had a lot of fun. Ran into folks we haven’t seen in years and made new friends we hope to cross paths with again.Our Memphis real estate transactions held us up longer than expected and a hasty dep…
Escape
This morning we finally “escaped” from Cairns in northern Queensland. We arrived here 6 weeks ago hoping for extended time exploring and diving the outer reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, for most of our time h…
Escape
This morning we finally “escaped” from Cairns in northern Queensland. We arrived here 6 weeks ago hoping for extended time exploring and diving the outer reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, for most of our time h…
THE ROMANTIC MEDIEVAL CITADEL OF MONEMVASIA
A particularly interesting and romantic place is the medieval Byzantine town of Monemvasia, located on a steep fortified island rising dramatically from the sea, and connected by a causeway to the mainland.Impressive Monemvasia Island is known as the
National Parks and Wild Life
Almost! We almost saw a cassowary. Cassowary – prehistoric – big, black, flightless bird, aprox. 5 feet tall, with blue head, red wattle, grey comb (like and axe stuck in it’s head), can be ferocious (?? Big Bird??), leaves BIG piles of “sign” on t…
National Parks and Wild Life
Almost! We almost saw a cassowary. Cassowary – prehistoric – big, black, flightless bird, aprox. 5 feet tall, with blue head, red wattle, grey comb (like and axe stuck in it’s head), can be ferocious (?? Big Bird??), leaves BIG piles of “sign” on t…
Spending Waiting Time
This coast of Queensland, Aust. has some pretty tough weather and there aren’t many places to hide the rough stuff out. So we putz on the boat for a few days and enjoy more of Cairns. The weather calms down and we head out to Michaelmas Reef for a …
Spending Waiting Time
This coast of Queensland, Aust. has some pretty tough weather and there aren’t many places to hide the rough stuff out. So we putz on the boat for a few days and enjoy more of Cairns. The weather calms down and we head out to Michaelmas Reef for a …
Diving the Great Barrier Reef
Finally, we got a break in the weather and Oso Blanco and us scooted 40 miles north of Cairns to the Agincourt Reef. We anchored behind Crispin Reef. Our whaler is too heavy to unload in the still persistent swell, so Glen and I lowered our rubber di…
