Finally! The trip our dear friend, Kim Rogers, had labored to put together was actually happening. It had to be one of the most amazing feats of cat-juggling yet achieved. Fifty-one people, many who’d never met each other, all with the common thread of diving with Kim via Dive GalaxSea Cozumel over the last several…
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This is a long, long blog too. Hopefully you’ll see why. In 2020, we were gonna take a ride out to Socorro. But then, this thing called Covid set the world on fire. Getting delayed for three years means little when you think of the big picture. Nonetheless we were so excited not only to…
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The Rocio del Mar was our first liveaboard experience in 2016, thanks to our friend Ron Peters. It was part deja vu, part homecoming, to be climbing back aboard her in Puerto Penasco (aka Rocky Point) at the top of the Sea of Cortez in September of 2022. On this trip we decided no video.…
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Hell yes! Back to Coz again! We can’t seem to stay away. And we love it just a little more each time we go there. Once again we were glad to have our buddy Claire join us for our fifth journey to the magical land of Coz. Claire grabbed us a nice condo at Residencias…
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Holy crap! Two awesome dive trips in one year! After Cozumel, we thought, “Hey! Let’s really mix it up… and go back to Coz in the fall.” We were already starting the process when our FinLife friends held out this giant carrot with 10 days of Diving off Kona! written on it. Well, being the…
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After two epic trips postponed until 2022 and 23, respectively, Shelli and I decided that now was the time to celebrate the anniversary of the pandemic and fly south at the end of February. Be assured, we did not take this decision lightly. After hearing reports from other travelers that blazed the trail to Mexico…
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It’s funny to me that I should even have to describe this bloody fiasco. I haven’t dived since the Conception, Memorial Day 2019. I went in for back surgery in July of 2019, with a solid year of healing and no diving. I write this as I have been given the go-ahead as long as…
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This was our second liveaboard trip and our second Fin Life trip… and we had a blast! Getting there was easy. PDX to Santa Barbara and then to the marina to hop on the Conception, one of Truth Aquatics’ Dive boats. The biggest challenge was keeping all three of our bags under 50 pounds each,…
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Bonaire. Amongst divers it’s a legendary place; for others, it’s the “Huh? Where’s that?” island. It’s about 50 miles off the coast of Venezuela and part of the A-B-C Islands; Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. All part of the former Netherlands Antilles, they are still Dutch protectorates and the southernmost islands of what is considered the…
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The farthest north we have dove, so far, and it was awesome. Our friends, Jason and Jeanette, created a group called Fin Life Diving and we are honored to be a part of it. If there was a motto for Fin Life, it would be ‘Diving with friends. No drama.’ This trip was organized by…
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Fiji was one of the coolest places we’ve visited so far. Our first foray into the southern hemisphere, it was also our longest flight to date. We met our friends Renae and Stacy for a week’s adventure and made some new friends along the way. We stayed at Volivoli Beach Resort on the north…
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Our first liveaboard adventure! We flew from Portland to Phoenix and then were shuttled 4 hours to Puerto Penasco, on the northern tip of the Gulf of California (aka Sea of Cortez). In short order, we boarded the Rocio del Mar for a trip south to the Midriff Islands. It was a rough boat ride…
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Another dive adventure at one of our favorite stops, Cozumel. Five days of diving with our friend and divemaster, Kim Rogers, owner of Dive GalaxSea Cozumel. This trip we brought along one of our newest dive buddies and gal-pal, Claire, for her first tropical dive experience. The weather was Africa-hot and the viz wasn’t as…
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Cozumel! Again! Not only did we book with our pal and divemaster, Kim Rogers, owner of Dive GalaxSea Cozumel, we foolishly invited our besties, Bret & Krista, Corey & Damree and Rick & Cindy to join us in a house rental right on the beach. Spectacular! Kim showed up every morning to pick Shelli and…
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Our second dive vacation! The largest of the Islas de Bahias (Bay Islands), Roatan is situated about 40 miles from the Honduran Coast. CoCo View Resort, like several others on the Bay Islands, is a purpose-built dive resort. To us, it was like summer camp for divers.Well run, with excellent staff, great food and knowledgeable…
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