Dry Tortugas National Park
If you’re heading to the Dry Tortugas (and everybody should!), a seaplane is the ONLY way to go. Half of the adventure is…
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Diving at Looe Key
Bull Sharks to Goliath Grouper to Coral, Oh My! Can’t get enough diving out here on Looe Key!
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Diving Looe Key
Another amazing day at Looe Key! From the usual Atlantic Goliath Grouper suspects, to a few Spotted Eagle Rays gracefully gliding through, it…
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Diving at Looe Key
What an amazing day underwater! Normally I’m focused on the big – pelagics, sharks, bigger is always better. But the smaller marine life…
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Diving Molasses Reef
Another amazing day out on the reef. Mom’s first time using the Brownie’s hookah, and she took to it like a fish to…
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Diving Hens and Chicks
Diving at Hens & Chickens. Lots of sediment in the water for May, but a great day underwater anyway.
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Lounging at Nest Key
There’s nothing quite like having a piece of Paradise all to yourself after the crowds have left and gone back to shore for…
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Diving Snapper Ledge
Diving at one of our favorite places – Snapper Ledge. While we don’t see pelagics here, there’s always a wall of snapper and…
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Peru Trip Google Earth Tracks
Images generated by Google Earth from our Spot Satellite Messenger tracks. Next time I’d carry a GPS logger on me rather than rely…
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Peru Extras
A bunch of "extra" photos from the trip – not good enough to get put in the regular albums, but good enough for…
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Peru Hike Day 5: Machu Picchu
Making the most out of a grey, rainy day at Machu Picchu. The throngs of tourists were still out, and the trail to…
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Peru Hike Day 4: La Playa to Hydroelectrica
An easy hike through lush tropical vegetation to Llactapata with our first views of Machu Picchu, followed by a downhill mud scramble to…
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Peru Hike Day 3: Challway to La Playa
Friendly felines in the morning, followed by an easy hike to La Playa. One of the craziest things of our trek was pitching…
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Peru Hike Day 2: Soraypampa to Challway
A chilly start to the day with frost on the ground and ice on the stream, followed by cresting the Salkantay Pass at…
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Peru Hike Day 1: Mollepata to Soraypampa
Day 1 starts early with a van pickup at 04:30, and is fairly easy except for the climb up to Lake Humantay. Mollepata…
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