Month: November 2010
Atlantis: the lost city, or a city lost?
Just a week ago, my travels took me through the Atlantis Resort located in Nassau, Bahamas. Those who know me well, know that this type of environment is the absolute last place on Earth where I would likely venture on my own, but with the alternative being a very long day sitting at the airport,…
Read MoreI’m thankful that it’s ‘Turkey Day’, I think…
Another Thanksgiving Holiday is upon us here in the US. Put aside the parades, football games, and getting fat in front of the boob tube, and we just might re-discover the roots of this indulgent holiday, and begin to understand that we may need to give thanks in a much, much bigger way for Mother…
Read Moretwo of my favorite things
National Geographic’s recent ‘Naked Science’ episode on cities under the sea touched on two of my favorite things…Lego’s and diving! Colleagues and explorers Dennis Chamberland and Lloyd Godson were featured in the episode, as they are making huge strides in exploration, making a frontier push, and redefining the social and psychological limitations of humans as…
Read Moreupdates from the field | in TOTO deep
Just a quick note from the field to let friends, family, and followers know that we are well here on Andros. We have started our deep push, and everything is going very smooth. Upon arriving on site, I received notification that I was awarded funding from the National Geographic Society/Waitt Grants Program for this expedition. This…
Read MoreTOTO Deep | Life on the Edge
A creative piece depicting ‘life on the edge’. Video presents a to-scale mosaic of the vertical wall in the Tongue of the Ocean from 0 to 100 meters depth. Imagery acquired during our 2010 ‘in TOTO deep’ expedition. The piece was featured during 2011 Boston Sea Rovers annual clinic.
Read MoreExpedition Underway | in TOTO deep – November 12-22
A small but critical part to fueling content for this Blog and its related sister projects is getting in to the field, and partaking in expeditious journeys to gain a unique perspective on the far corners of the planet. For nearly a decade now, a priority geographic region of interest for me has been…
Read Moreon the finer points of last minute expedition logistics
OK, so I just forced myself to take a quick break from the last minute chaos of expedition logistics. With less than 24 hours until we take off on the 2010 in TOTO deep project, the realities of what we are undertaking are finally setting in. This is largely a function of wrapping up other…
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