Tag Archive 'ocean'

Zanzibar, Tanzania: Special Topics In Calamity Fishing

Posted in Tanzania on Mar 3rd, 2008

So I am waiting in line for the ferry to Zanzibar Island when this man-on-a-mission comes barreling between Mark and myself. As I am bending down to secure my bag, the man ducks under me and then stands up into my face. Crack. He looks dazed and walks away in little circles; meanwhile, my sunglasses [...]

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Ko Phi Phi, Thailand: Two Days Turns to Six…

Posted in Thailand on Nov 14th, 2007

Time seems to be slipping away… our rattan-latticed bungalow, the white sand, the clear blue-green water, the fresh barracuda and white snapper from the morning’s spear-fishing trip, and the wooden long-tail boats puttering back and forth….

Ao Toh Ko Bay / Our Beach Bungalow at Ao Toh Ko Bay
We originally said we would stay here [...]

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Ko Phi Phi, Thailand: Roughing It

Posted in Thailand on Nov 7th, 2007

To see what we’ve done for the past four days, click Play below. (Best experienced by turning up the volume and watching on repeat. ) Until next time…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKpP0QQeJPE

 

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Coral Bay, Australia: Driving on the left…

Posted in Australia on Jun 29th, 2007

A manta ray glides silently by in the turquoise-green water, flapping its arms as gently as a butterfly. A silver fish leaps out of the water, creating an arch in the sunlight. A few glass-bottom boats sail off in the distance. They are full of eager tourists in search of whale sharks and manta rays [...]

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