“Raptures of the Deep: Beneath British Columbia’s Emerald Sea”, our latest Third Age Expeditions column for Luxe Beat Magazine, has just been published. Raptures of the Deep In his best-selling book, “The Silent World”, Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau waxed poetically about his intrepid 50-fathom dives into the zone of rapture, that precarious depth where… “divers...
Explorers Talk in Vancouver
Explorers Talk As the Explorer Club’s Regional Director, BC/Yukon, Canadian Chapter, it is with great pleasure I can now confirm “Explorers Talk” in Vancouver is all systems go! The Vancouver Aquarium Theatre is booked for the evening of November 5th! After August 1st, we will announce the speakers. $20.00 general admission tickets will be...
The Ultimate Undersea Skill: Fish Photography
Luxe Beat Magazine. has published our latest Third Age Expeditions column called, “Fish Photography: The Ultimate Undersea Skill.” This article was also selected an Editors Pick Feature. Stalk, don’t chase It’s futile to chase any fish, as they are constantly alert to predatory behavior. When frightened, either by sight, sound or vibration, they’ll flee,...
Nikon Canada Professional Services
We were thrilled to receive a note from Nikon Canada today advising that we are among an elite international group of special Nikon photographers. Hence, we are now a Nikon Professional Services (NPS) Member.
Luxe Beat Magazine: Realm of the Giant Pacific Octopus
Luxe Beat Magazine has published our latest Third Age Expeditions column: Realm of the Giant Pacific Octopus. Beguiling Cephalopods The largest giant Pacific octopus ever found reportedly weighed 600 pounds and measured 31 feet (9.5 meters) from tentacle to tentacle. Though disproportionately strong for their size, as demonstrated by one enterprising 40-pound octopus at...
Fear and Loathing of Sharks
Shearwater Research Inc (manufacturers of rugged dive computers for technical divers) has published our story, Fear and Loathing of Sharks, on their website. It’s more of a love story, really. I have both admired and studied sharks for the past 55 years. Kathryn learned to overcome her fear of sharks after diving into my...
SS President Coolidge WWII Shipwreck
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...