by Maddy McAllister, Ph.D. author of The Shipwreck Mermaid Are you a shipwreck addict? Heading to the “land down under” soon? If so, be sure to check out the idyllic, turquoise waters and pristine beaches that are found along our Australian coast. Now, I’m completely biased, but one of my most …
Read More »How (and Why) I Became a Female Commercial Diver
by Rebecca Ziegler It’s almost ten years ago that I woke up at four in the morning, tossed my dive gear in the back of my dad’s car, and headed to the marina in Long Beach to hop aboard the boat that would take us to our check-out dives at …
Read More »An Island of Plastic
by Alex Rose of BlueRing.blue Getting ready to travel to the most remote atoll in the world, I thought I knew what to expect. On calm seas, Clipperton is a 96-hour commute from land. It is a ring-shaped coral reef formed by an extinct volcano with a lagoon in the …
Read More »At One with the Pack: Apex Protection Project in Los Angeles
I’ve experienced a lot of things, but every now and again an opportunity comes along that makes me sit up – or rather, jump up and down while going “squeeee!” – and take notice. As happened when my dear friend Kerry from Over and Above Africa invited me on a …
Read More »Modern Love: An Angeleno’s Alpine Affair
I spend Monday through Friday land-locked between the 101 and the 10. At the strike of 2:45 beckoning the weekend – my mind races straight to her. She spends the week baiting me with her forecast, promising frozen precipitation, bluebird skies, and a chai latte upon my arrival. No matter …
Read More »SyrenSailing: Episode 1 – Catalina Island
The first leg of our Baja sailing adventure. Catalina island is a special place for us because it is where we got married. Follow us at: http://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Syren
Read More »Before the Baja Adventure Begins!
Track our route at: http://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Syren
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