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In Search of Manatees
Crystal River, Florida

Another goal of mine while in Florida… swim with the manatees. Having done so in 2006, 2016 and now in 2024, I have seen norms change drastically in Crystal River, Florida. My private tour would be far less fruitful than previous visits and would ultimately kill my underwater camera. Here Read more…


Blessed Are The Intrepid, Day 14:
Resting Beach Face

Phipps Ocean Park is the perfect beach. I have never seen the Atlantic Ocean like this. Bright and clear turquoise waters, shells, soft sands, pretty fishies, empty, free before 1 pm, and close by. And I was pleased to have a bit more success with the snorkeling equipment in the Read more…


Blessed Are The Intrepid, Day 13:
Life Aquatic

The potential of one day is pretty mind-blowing. Waking up in our adorable green pastel RV in Key Largo’s Sunset Cove Resort we headed to the renowned John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the country’s first undersea park. Though our snorkeling tour had been cancelled the previous day due to Read more…


Blessed are the Intrepid, Day 5:
Springs in the Rain

A peaceful morning in the swamp wouldn’t last all that long as I hit the road once again, enduring nonstop torrential downpours. Now… this rain… it is starting to damper my days! I continue to honor my itinerary, but it is just much more… soggy. But I guess the moisture Read more…


Swimming With Fishies at Balmorhea State Park Pool
Day 3 in Texas, Part 1

Balmorhea’s wonderful freshwater pool filled with fishies is part of the San Solomon Springs and helps several endangered species of fish survive… and take little nibbles of me. It was a magical afternoon surrounded by these little guys and their cute faces. I took these pictures and video with my Read more…


Day 2: The Best of Central Florida {Underwater}

A long time ago, when the Earth was green, I swam with the manatees in Florida’s Crystal River, where hundreds of manatees flock to in the winter months when the waters of the Gulf of Mexico are not as warm. It was time to see the manatees again, though the Read more…


It’s a Helluva Day At Sea, Sir

My trip to the Similan Islands, a cluster of 9 remote islands within the Andaman Sea, is a marked departure from my budget-savvy habits. Their inaccessibility and price steering most backpackers to other more developed islands (and those with reputations for the “party hardy”), I couldn’t resist the opportunity to Read more…


My Day On Phi Phi

Today I spent the day within the organized itinerary of a tour excursion to the islands Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Ley. Phi Phi Don serves as means to get to the very remote Phi Phi Ley, the title beach from The Beach. My experiences are far-better described through Read more…