Adventures, Travels, and Other Tales!

I've only been in Cozumel for a quick trip this time but here's a few of the pictures I took on my only dive during this two-week trip. I just came down to check on my apartment and run a few errands. My grandson (Thomas)…

This past week I had the pleasure of scuba diving on the island of Curaçao, a small Dutch island about 45 miles off the coast of Venezula. In the southern Carribean, the island is below the "hurricane belt" and the weather is usually dry and…

Some highlights from my last day of diving on this trip to Cozumel with Blue World Adventures and friends. Some nice video of a Green Moray out for a swim (usually found in holes during the day), a Spotted Moray, a Spotted Eagle Ray (graceful,…

No time to write anything. Heading out for another diving day. Enjoy the pictures--click on the link. Nice video of a fairly large Green Moray and a Triggerfish along with a few pictures. Not sure what the thingy is that we lit up with a…

If only I had known how much fun scuba diving would be, and had the time (that "work" thing got in the way), I would have started years ago. As things turned out, I only began in 2020 and in the ensuing three years, I…

I was fortunate enough to spend 28 days in Cozumel, Mexico scuba diving. Just a quick post today to share the highlight photos and videos of my trip. When in Cozumel, I dive with Blue World Scuba and Christina DeCecco is my regular divemaster. She…

HUGE Bearded Fireworm Another dive trip is in the books. I traveled to Bonaire via American Airlines through Miami (Dante's 10th Circle of Hell) without a glitch for the first time in several trips over the past few years. It is always nice to travel…

It's spring break time for Thomas and what could possibly be better than a more than six hour drive to Point Pleasant, West Virginia (population 4,146), site of the mysterious Mothman Prophecies -- who wouldn't rather come here than go to some boring tropical island…

While enjoying an evening of live music and food outdoors at the Divers Diner on the island of Bonaire with friends, I happened to spot a bottle on the shelf behind the bar that certainly looked strange. It was filled with wood chips -- it…

I was on my way to Cozumel, Mexico to do some drift diving and add some additional PADI certifications to my growing list. Drift diving is where you jump off a perfectly good boat, and enjoy a wonderful ride provided by Mother Nature. You are…

As I travel over the years, I collect flags from each country where I have actually stayed--just passing through an airport to make a connection doesn’t count! I’ve added another flag June 19-27, the Dutch Island of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean. All of the…

I spent a week on the island of Bonaire just off the coast of Venezuela. The scuba diving was spectacular. I went with Tim Schaeffer who not only was one of my former fourth grade pupils more than 40 years ago but has become a…

When I left you I was but the learner. Now, I am the master! ...Tim Schaeffer (actually, Darth Vader said it, but it applies here !) I am quite pleased to be “friends” with a number of my former elementary students on Facebook and gladly…

I spent part of my time here in Costa Rica SCUBA diving. When I started talking about getting certified to SCUBA dive, my wife was less than enthused. She said something to the effect of, "Are you nuts? You're going to be 70 years old…

"You cannot do kindness too soon, as you never know how soon it will be too late." ...Ralph Waldo Emerson Traveling provides the opportunity to see new sights, meet new people, and experience different cultures and languages. By far, meeting new people from all over…

Right now, I am spending the month of February in Tamarindo, Costa Rica -- mostly to get away from winter but also to complete the required SCUBA dives for my PADI Advanced Open Water certification. I have completed six dives over three days at Playas…

Only 90 miles from our shores, Cuba might as well be half a world away. It is a beautiful island known for its fine cigars, rum, and coffee. I have sampled two of the three. I went on a three hour walking tour of Old…

Our Little Cottage at Hotel Gardenia We've spent the past three winters in Florida (north-central) and found the local people and travelers we met along the way to be wonderful, kind, caring folks. We will miss them immensely. However, the itch to travel more was…

I debated about writing this but decided to post it so I don't have to tell the story multiple times to each of the people I know... First, the Good News ... My sister-in-law, Pat, came to visit us from Michigan while we are in Northern…