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Author Archives: debbie
All Creatures
“Whale!” shouts D from the bow of the dive boat. “Which brownies are you eating?” calls Shaggy from the aft. Everyone laughs. We all rush forward and watch a humpback whale spout and then show us his tail. Magnificent creature! … Continue reading
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Last year, one of the dive masters suggested I try a 63 cu ft tank instead of using the normal 80 cu ft tank. It is shorter and weighs less, but the volume of air is “less”. I tried it … Continue reading
Our Friends the Octopi
It is a day of octopi. The waters along Kona seem to team with the creatures as we see these eight legged friends on every dive. They are curious and will venture out of their hiding place to take a … Continue reading
We Meet Again
It’s our first day of diving with the Kona Diving Company. We dove with the same crew last year and are looking forward to diving with them again. Laid back, super friendly and fun. As we walk onto the boat … Continue reading
Kona Again!
I remember travelling to Hawaii as a child and as a teenager with my family. After landing, the airplane door would be opened and this wonderfully flower and ocean scented air would drift into the cabin of the plane, and … Continue reading
Photos of Lima, Peru, Bolivia and Chile
A sampling of photos are now posted on the blog of our trip to Peru, Bolivia and Chile. To view photos, hover over “Photos”, in the main menu bar, until the drop down menu appears. Click on “Peru”, “Bolivia” and “Chili” … Continue reading
A Day in Santiago, Chile
It is 7:30 pm and I am half laying, half sitting on the bed in our hotel room and my feet are throbbing. Today we walk and stand and walk and then walk some more. I am not cut out … Continue reading
Santiago, Chile
Our tour group slowly disintegrates. We leave S and T in San Pedro de Atacama. S is taking a later flight to Santiago and T is staying for a few extra days. We leave J in Calama as he is … Continue reading
Salar de Uyuni
We start the day learning how the people of Colchani harvest and package salt from the salt flats. They scrape salt loose by hand or machine. There are three grades of salt: construction salt which has lots of dirt in it, cooking salt … Continue reading
Salar de Uyuni
The group is excited about our destination for today. It is the Salar de Uyuni, or the salt flats of Uyuni. The salt flats are Bolivia’s biggest tourist destination. It is a great expanse of flat salt terrain. There are … Continue reading