I’m in Homer! Homer, Alaska, that is. I’ll be volunteering with these guys for the next few weeks: Kachemak Bay Research Reserve … The drawing above was illustrated by Catie Bursch, one of Kachemak Bay Research Reserve’s Marine Educators. Today Catie and I went on an excursion looking for materials for the new exhibit at […]
Category: 2009 Scholar Journey
We might have saved the best for last
Arrived at Blue Wilderness in Rocky Bay!
I’ve just arrived here in Rocky Bay, outside of Durban, South Africa, to dive with Mark and Gail Addison of Blue Wilderness. Mark and Gail have been running this unique marine ecotourism operation for 15 years, and the pioneering efforts they’ve made in support of the natural history of the coast for filming, photography and […]
Freediving with Catsharks
Steve Benjamin (Animal Ocean) has been helping me improve my freediving skills — when we went out on the boat today, I was able to dive down to about 13 meters, where these catsharks were aggregating. Catsharks are beautiful, and later that day we found one on the sand that was no bigger than Steve’s […]