Inspiring Divers

We dived with this couple for a few days. He is 74, and has been diving for 20 years; she 67, has been diving for 12 years, and is plagued with arthritis. They dove twice every day, and were continuing to do another week of diving else where. When they arrived they had just completed an eighteen hour journey from France. Delightfully young and inspiring. Age is a state of mind.

Night Diving the Wall of Jewels in Bunaken

April 20th 2017
A few short years ago, if someone had told me I'd be dropping into a black ocean armed with only a flashlight for illumination, I'd have said "Not likely"! But then again, that is pretty much what I said only days before jumping off a cliff to go paragliding in the Himalayas three years ago. My proclamations are obviously not trustworthy, as I definitely jumped off those cliffs in Nepal - not once ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sulawesi

The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more

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