Madeira, Our Final Stop!

October 25, 2021.Reading time 18 minutes.

When visiting your family takes you to a beautiful destination, you must go (you must go, regardless). This was the case with our most recent visit to Madeira islands, current home to my parents. This was our final stop in this european trip. Madeira is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, the other […]

Mexico Escape

June 22, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Just returning from our first trip since January 2020. We have taken road trips around the western U.S., but this was our first trip that involved flying, and an international destination. For the most part, it wasn’t as bad as I had anticipated. Everything was pretty much flying-as-usual, just with a mask. Our flight was […]

Diving Rookie – Our Newest Member

February 9, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

As we tried to escape the mountain snow in Colorado, a quick dive trip to Florida this past month was in order. A few days in the sunshine state was just what we needed to recharge. Our newest member received his dive certification in May. This was his first opportunity for an ocean dive; he […]

Diving Paradise

April 29, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Bonaire is a small island in the Leeward Antilles, off the coast of Venezuela. It used to be the less known of the ABC Islands; Aruba and Curacao are the better known ones. But I think the secret is out. Every year we return, it seems more and more people are visiting. You can also […]

Where is Bonaire?

June 21, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

When we tell friends we are headed to Bonaire for another exciting diving adventure, the first thing we get asked is “where is Bonaire?”. Bonaire is part of the ABC islands, located less than a hundred miles off the coast of Venezuela. It’s less known than its neighbors, Aruba and Curacao. According to Wikipedia, population […]