I sailed here from Isla Mujeres, Mexico, with my friends Rich and Jan on s/v Slip Away. We spent a couple days exploring, bird watching, and waiting for…
It seems like in Bolivia it’s the women who roam around with their livestock for some grazing. We would see women in their traditional dress wandering the hillsides…
The Caribbean Sea and the islands it holds are an absolute paradise. Soft white sand beaches lined with palm trees, perfectly clear water the colour of a glowing…
We were sailing in the Caribbean Sea somewhere near Belize when the wind picked up from the direction of our destination. We reefed the main and shortened the…
The Belize Barrier Reef is the second longest reef in the world, only The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is longer. For sailboats to access the shore at…
We often looked for small deserted cays to drop our anchor for the night. We only realized that we weren’t alone here when Harry, the sole inhabitant and…
From Tumpeka, we went to see the ancient cave paintings at Inkamachay. Our guide had some pretty rough feet and was wearing sandals made of old tire rubber….
This pretty little creek was our swim spot for the day. It was super hot outside and the crystal clear water and little waterfalls were impossible to resist….
I always loved seeing these roosters in Central America since they have such beautiful colouring. I didn’t love being woken up by them at 4:30 in the morning…
This street busker in Ushuaia was breaking down some mean accordion and needed a little smoke break. After hanging out in Argentina for a while, I realize that…
This lone macaroni penguin was surrounded by hundreds of chinstrap penguins. This photo is taken just meters from the location that 28 members of the Ernest Shackleton Expedition…
This baby leopard seal was napping on the sun-warmed rocks while his mother was out hunting for food. She was completely oblivious to our presence, or more likely…
The albatross is the king of the skies here in Antarctica. They have an impressive wingspan of over four meters and are absolutely incredible to see soaring in…
This chinstrap penguin was waiting for the waves to roll in and he’d dip his head to get a mouthful. The seabirds, penguins included, can ingest the salt…
We had just visited Base Esperanza, the Argentine research station in Antarctica, and were heading back to our ship, the Akademik Sergey Vavilov, by Zodiak. We came across…
Entering and exiting the water are dangerous times for penguins. It’s difficult to see and they could be jumping into water surrounded by hunting seals, so they’ll often…