When I think of island diving, a lot of things come to mind. Small charter plane? Check. Rented boat? Check. Scuba gear? Check. Reindeer herd? … …Check. But not every island is the same. Welcome to St.Paul island, the largest member of the Pribilof Islands.  Boasting 40 square miles of Alaskan land situated a […]

Hello all! This post is about visiting the coolest (ha) place on earth, and a place I hope more than anything to be able to set foot in once again.  The largest thanks in the world go to Lindblad Expeditions, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society®, and the entire crew of the National Geographic Explorer for reinventing […]

“Supposing is good, but finding out is better” -Mark Twain In my travels, I’ve heard a lot of things about diving-related injuries. “An embolism?  No, I don’t do very long dives- and anyways I always take my blood pressure medication.” “Yeah, lionfish are poisonous, but can’t you just pee on it or something if you […]

Once upon a time, an old man went down to the shore for his daily walk.   On this particular beach, starfish littered the coast for miles in both directions.  While strolling along he notices a young woman off in the distance.   The old man pauses to watch as every so often, she stops; bending down to […]

Hey everyone! I’m out in the Bahamas with the amazing Cristina Zenato right now.  Which, as many of you know, means I’m insanely lucky and loving life.  I’ve finally returned from the cold waters of Canada and Alaska to start thawing (and working on sharing the many fantastic experiences I’ve had so far)- so today, we’re […]