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.
It has been a whirlwind week of activity surrounding Jill Heinerth’s appointment as the first Explorer in Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Canadian Geographic Magazine offered this update. Jill appeared on the popular television program on CTV called The Social. The lengthy segment covered everything form Jill’s genesis in diving to plunging deep under Antarctic icebergs. Heinerth was celebrated at a VIP luncheon at Massey College in Toronto, where she was officially installed in her new role.