Our Personal Journeys
Firsthand trip reports and tips based on our personal experiences.
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Returning to where it all began! All checked in ready for a week ahead as some of the Deep Blue Crew get trained or refresh on Rebreathers! We hope you follow along as we share our journey along the way…
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Sorry for the gap in posts but the last few days have been non-stop and the group has been on the go plus dodging a huge winter storm hitting Cape Town! My last day on my own had me hiking…
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After a quite comfortable 11+ hour flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Cape Town, I was met at the airport by a friend who was eagerly waiting to show me her great city! What a fun filled afternoon of sightseeing, wine…
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And, my next adventure begins! So far, so good except for leaving my passport and boarding passes in security in Charlotte! I even was able to use a certificate to upgrade on the long haul flight on UA. Now sitting…
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The past few days have been pretty exciting. The local diving on the house reef of Sipadan Water Village has been great with cuttlefish, house reef wrecks, critters, turtles, banded snake eels, mantis shrimp, crocodile fish and schooling fish. There…
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Flying somewhere over the South China Sea, I am on the last leg of my 30+ hour journey to a land unknown to me, Sipadan, Malaysia. I left the East Coast of the US on Thursday morning and by my…
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Really? It’s your first time to Bonaire? The answer to that question is, YES, it is my first time to Bonaire! I really don’t want to embarrass myself any further (or date myself for that matter) but I was certified…
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We bid “Mañana” to our incredible crew on the Avalon and made our way back to Havana. The boat leaves the Gardens around 930am giving you time to pack leisurely and have a last breakfast and lunch together during the…
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For those of you who have been on a dive trip or two, you will know what I mean and understand when I say the days run into each other. I could write every day individually, but it would likely…
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SHARK!!! Shark!! There! And there! Wow, do you have to come so close?! Wait…come back – that was actually pretty cool. Yay…Hello again!! The standard diving schedule from the Avalon is 3 dives per day – all day time dives.…
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If you wake up at 3am on a Saturday morning in Havana and you are fortunate enough to have a view of the Malacon (the walkway along the seafront, or promenade), you will find many of the younger adult Cubans…
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To travel to Cuba legally as a US Citizen (or someone subject to US jurisdiction), your itinerary must qualify for one of the 12 general licenses established by the government in January 2015. Our trip qualified under Educational/People to People.…
