Luxe Beat Magazine has posted our latest Third Age Expeditions column: The President and the Lady: World’s Greatest Diveable Intact Shipwreck? You can read it: Here A former luxury liner On the morning of October 26, 1942, the 22,000-ton SS President Coolidge was en route to the American supply base on Espiritu Santo, the...
Another Wedding Anniversary!
11 years ago today, Kathryn and I exchanged our wedding vows at Waimānalo Beach, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. We have never looked back and could not be happier sharing steps in time together. Love reigns over us!
Three Ways to Visit the ruins
Our Mexico story, “Three Ways to Visit the Ruins” had been published in Travel Thru History. Riviera Maya, Mexico Riviera Maya is a fanciful 20th century tourist slogan given to a rather scenic stretch of Caribbean coastline on Mexico’s northeastern Yucatán Peninsula. Famous for its beautiful sun-drenched beaches and all-inclusive resorts and hotels, Riviera...
What Is A Nudibranch?
Published by Canadian Geographic! Kathryn and I are both thrilled that our story “What is a nudibranch? Meet the “high fashion models” of the ocean depths” was published online at Canadian Geographic yesterday! What is a Nudibranch? “Of all the creatures in the sea, these are the high fashion models.” That’s how famed National Geographicphotographer...
Gulet Odyssey: Blue Voyage of Dreams
Our latest Third Age Expeditions column for Luxe Beat Media earned us another “Editors Pick”. This piece we titled, “Gulet Odyssey: Blue Voyage of Dreams”. Sailing the southern Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey on a traditional wooden Turkish gulet, check it out. https://luxebeatmag.com/unconventional-underwater-photography-tips
Ocean Metaphor: Unexpected Life Lessons from the Sea
It was a distinct honour to have been tagged as a contributing photographer to, Ocean Metaphor: Unexpected Life Lessons from the Sea, an eloquently written and beautifully illustrated new book by Cathryn Castle & Gui Garcia of C2G2 Productions. The book includes some stunning images contributed by a distinguished group of ocean luminaries such...
An Evening Presentation with Jett & Kathryn Britnell
Many thanks to all who came out for our evening presentation “A Life in the Depths” last night at Vancouver Diving Locker! Such a fine turn out! Over the past days Kathryn had a last minute out of town business trip. As we could not be sure she would make it to the show...
Kathryn Britnell Elected Fellow To The Explorers Club
The Holy Trifecta! In January, Kathryn was named a Fellow in the world-renowned and exclusive Explorers Club. Over the past 6 months, she has been elected a Fellow in three of the world’s most famous and prestigious exploration societies, The Explorers Club in New York City, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa, and...
Unconventional Underwater Photography Tips in Luxe Beat Magazine
Our latest Third Age Expeditions column for Luxe Beat Media earned us an “Editors Pick”! “Unconventional Underwater Photography Tips” provides our column readers some photography tips and tricks from time to time so in this dispatch we share some tips to help improve your underwater photography. If you’re seeking something more enlightening than just...
An Evening Presentation
“Overture, curtain, lights. This is it, the night of nights. No more rehearsing and nursing a part. We know every part by heart.” ~ This Is It (Bugs Bunny, Overture). Tess Hedderich over at Vancouver Diving Locker has invited Kathryn and I to give an evening presentation at the shop on Friday, January 25th,...