Deefer Diving in Carriacou delivers a vibrating youthful energy. When we arrived, the decks were filled with groups of people engaged in exciting projects. Divemaster Candidates were learning new skills,...
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We started the day with a generous home cooked meal from Diane Martino of LumbaDive. Who would have imagined that we would have Canadian Maple Syrup and Gourmet Crepes so...
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Gary, owner of Deefer Diving picked us up at the Carriacou ferry dock and brought us to Richard LaFlamme and Diane Martino at LumbaDive. Richard and Diane are a special...
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Marine Biologist Christine Finney takes us to Flamingo Bay in the Marine Protected Area and the stunning underwater sculpture park on Grenada. Dive Shop: Eco Dive Shop
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Swimming in this sculpture park in Grenada was a rather transformational experience. At first I thought the visibility was not great and the reef was a little rough in the...
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I landed from a red eye flight arriving in Grenada for breakfast. Marine Biologist Christine Finney from Eco Dive Grenada got us right out for two dives in the afternoon visiting the underwater Sculpture Park and Flamingo Bay. Both sites reside in the marine preservation area and as a result are very “fishy.” I experimented with the Lenzo housing for the iPhone and got surprisingly good results! The Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park is a collection of underwater art created by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor. In May 2006 it opened with an aim to engage local people with the underwater environment using life casts of people of…
It may be a joyous Canada Day for some but others recall the tremendous sacrifices made by the Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916. Heritage Canada has a lengthy post that recognizes the first day of the Battle of the Somme, when most of the regiment was killed. The attack was a huge failure. That morning, almost 20,000 British troops died, and another 37,000 were wounded. The Newfoundland Regiment had been almost wiped out. When roll call was taken, only 68 men answered their names – 324 were killed, or missing and presumed dead, and 386 were wounded.
Happy Canada Day! I’ll be spending the holiday in the air flying from Toronto, connecting through Trinidad and Tobago and will arrive at dawn to prepare for immediate diving in the warm waters of Grenada. Grenada lies in the south end of the Caribbean Sea just northwest of Trinidad and Tobago and northeast of Venezuela. The “Island of Spice” is famous for nutmeg and mace crops, but we’re heading there for adventure diving and beautiful turquoise water. The volcanic origins of the island mean the soil is rich, the terrain is mountainous and rivers and waterfalls make is a stunning landscape. Stay…
Jill Heinerth graces the cover of this month’s Canadian Geographic Magazine. The edition hits newsstands July 4, 2016 and covers Canada’s Greatest Women Explorers. Jill Heinerth is featured as the new Explorer in Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
The wreck of the Lord Strathcona leaves one speechless. It has become remarkable artificial reef. The anemones celebrate the fact that no men were lost on this ship. The crew was able...
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