• I’m on a Boat (in Oregon)!

    They say they best way to have a boat is to know someone who owns a boat.  We took advantage of that during our Oregon trip by taking my brother Dave’s boat out a couple times. When we stayed on the Oregon coast, we took the boat out onto the…

  • Diving Kicker Rock, Galapagos

    Kicker Rock is one of the better-known dive sites in the Galapagos, and we were so eager to get to diving that we scheduled this dive for the first day of the trip.  It’s one of the prime spots for hammerheads, and you occasionally get good sightings of big fish…

  • San Crístobal Island, Galapagos

    San Crístobal Island was the first stop of 3 islands on our Galapagos tour.  Just looking out from our room near the harbor, you could see sea lions, crabs, pelicans, marine iguanas, and more. The afternoon of arrival, we just laid low and checked in at the dive shop.  Next…