Category Archives: Travel

Manatees in Crystal River, Florida

The West Indian Manatee is a large, gray-brown aquatic mammal.  Its seal-like body tapers to a flat, paddle-shaped tail.  The upper part of its body has two small forelimbs with 3 to 4 nails on each flipper.  The head and face are wrinkled, and the snout has whiskers.  Adults have been known to reach lengths...

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My friends the Spotted Dolphins

We had an amazing encounter with a family of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) while on our trip to Tiger Beach, Bahamas. Even though I am a former dolphin trainer, something about having an encounter with a pod of wild dolphins makes me so happy everytime. This was Matt’s first up-close encounter with dolphins and...

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Tiger Beach 2010

There’s a beach in the Bahamas that’s unlike any other in the world. It’s located 20 miles off the coast of West End, Grand Bahama, and buried like sunken treasure under crystal clear blue water. Divers from around the world go there in search of sharks….lemon sharks, reef sharks, hammerheads, and most of all Tiger...

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Freeport, Bahamas 2010

Well I was off traveling again…this time I took Matt and we went to Grand Bahamas Island into the town of Freeport. My friend Cristina works at a dive company over there and I have always wanted to come visit her and she what she does. The dive shop was UNEXSO and its an awesome...

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Galapagos for my Birthday!

After a year long of planning…I got to take my trip of a lifetime!!! I did a live-aboard dive vacation in the Galapagos Islands. Some of my friends from Hawaii and I went on the Peter Hughes Sky Dancer boat for a week of diving and land excursions. I had some amazing experiences…walked with huge...

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