Gyotaku Class

Gyotaku Class

As the saying goes "I"m hard to shop for." This Christmas, my wife was creative and very thoughtful when she arranged for a Gyotaku art class -- with a world class artist who happens to live very close to us. I've always really enjoyed the look of Gyotaku art and admired the prints during my [...]

Palau Reefs & Walls

Palau Reefs & Walls

Palau has some fantastic reefs and walls. Below are some of the sites I visited during my Mar/Apr 2022 trip to Palau. One of the great aspects of Palau diving is that there is something for everyone, including wrecks, caves, shallow reefs, steep walls and a wide variety of sea life. This is a long [...]

Trip Report : Palau Wrecks, Caves & Reefs

Trip Report : Palau Wrecks, Caves & Reefs

Intro It has been a little over two years since my last big, international dive trip (Grand Cayman for a KISS Crossover Course and some deep wall diving in Feb 2020). I had originally planned to dive only wrecks in Palau but I have the opportunity to return in August for "once-in-a-lifetime" rebreather speciality wreck [...]