DIVE AND TRAVEL
Here are some of the highlights of my travels over the years. In the last few, many of the travels have been dive related (hence joining these 2 orginially separate parts of my website !)
I first learnt to dive back in 1998 in Egypt and haved dived in a few very interesting places....unfortunately until mid-2004 I didn't have an underwater camera. or the click on the side menu for all photos. If you want to just see the photos (the best bit!) follow this link for Dive Photos, Land Photos or just click on the Photo Gallery link on your left to see EVERYTHING !!!
2010
...click on the link to see my plans and how they evolve.
2004 & 5, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
Lots of diving both in Florida and a few more distant places with the occasional spearfishing trip but mainly taking photos.
2009 - Thailand, Bahamans and the Caymans
2008 - Fiji, Scapa Flow (Scotland) and Bahamas
2007 - Bonaire (Dutch Antilles) a couple of times, Bahamas and the Big Island of Hawaii - along with Florida (Keys, Dry Tortugas, Boynton, Gulf of Mexico, Springs)
2006 - Honduras(Utila), Belize (Caye Caulker), Bahamas (Nassau) and Florida (Keys, Dry Tortugas, Pompano, Boynton)
2005 - Cozumel (twice), Bahamas and all around Florida.
2004 - Galapagos & Honduras (Roatan)
This was the year I started diving again after such a long break....but I started it in style. After a couple of trips to the Keys to dive on the reef, I ended up doing a few diving days with the schooling hammerheads in the Galapagos, then I also managed to slot in the shark diving in the Bahamas before a nice week long break in Roatan (Honduras). I also completed my Dive Master certification in December.
Unfortunatly I only purchased my first underwater camer AFTER the Galapagos.....not one of my best moves...but at least it gives me a reason to go back.
2003
I started the year on a project in Peru, then moved to Florida. Unfortunately missing the opportunity to visit Macchu Picchu (due to a swift exit in order to make sure no one else was offered the job in Florida!), I did see the Nazca Lines, the Paracas marine park and have a beer and Inca Cola at an Oasis.
2002
Early in 2002 I left Chile with an amazing trip to Patagonia, then headed over to Brazil. Initially the plan had been to go to Brasilia, but after a couple of days I was sent to Rio de Janeiro for 6 months, with an apartment on Ipenema Beach!
2001
In 2001 I was working in Chile. I purchased my first digital camera and took it with me on some of my trips around the Country. At first glance Chile may not seem like a fun destination, but you have wine, beaches, mountains and skiing - something to keep you amused all year round...and of course the food is amazing. The water was far too cold to dive, so I hung up my wetsuit for the next few years.
Pre-2001
The pre-digital age. I do have some wonderful photos that need to be scanned at some point, or then again, maybe at some point I will travel to those places again with a digital camera. Here are the highlights: