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Trip Update: Heading to the Sardine Run in South Africa
I’m currently down in Los Angeles, heading down to Durban for the sardine run off the eastern coast of South Africa. The sardine run in South Africa happens when billions of sardines school up for a spawning event, and then hundreds of thousands of predators converge to eat the fish. Predators include Dolphins, whales, sharks,…
Read MoreScuba Diving in Curaçao
Just a quick post- I’m currently scuba diving in Curaçao, part of the Netherlands Antilles, just off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean. While I’m away, we’ll still be running our daily dive tours and taking advantage of the great fall visibility and abundant marine life in the Pacific Northwest. The scuba diving in…
Read MoreHooded Nudibranch Season
Early fall brings the arrival of an unusual Pacific Northwest creature, Hooded nudibranch, (Melibe leonina). Hooded nudibranch arrive for a few weeks in September/October in large numbers, clinging to eel grass and kelp, and feeding on small larva and small invertebrates. They catch their prey by extending their hood out and down, wrapping it around…
Read MoreBald Eagle at Alki
Here is a shot of a Bald eagle taken this morning at Alki, close to several of our favorite dive sites. Bald eagles live throughout the Seattle area, and it’s not uncommon to see them on our dive tours.
Read MoreNorthwest Dive & Adventure Travel Expo 2013
I’ll be heading down to the Northwest Dive & Adventure Travel Expo 2013 at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center this weekend to answer questions about scuba diving courses, and help out our friends at Seven Seas Scuba. My favorite classes to chat about are Peak Performance Buoyancy and Digital Underwater Photography. While not…
Read MoreScuba Diving in Iceland
I returned this week from a trip to France, with a multi-day layover in Reykjavik, Iceland. While there, I was able to dive once of the more unusual and best dive sites in the Northern Hemisphere, Silfra. The dive site is glacier fed stream formed by the separation of the North American and European tectonic…
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