I have been working to master snoot techniques. I have a LONG way to go, but I feel I have been getting better.

A couple weeks ago, my girlfriend and I sneaked away to Miomo, Corscia for a short, but superb four day weekend. We boarded a ferry from the port in Nice, and settled in for a pleasant six hour commute. On the way there, we saw several dolphins playing in the wake of the boat, and reveled in the clear, deep blue of the sea.

Well, this is going to be my last post for a bit. I might pop on to link to the CIPA TV appearance if it gets online, but no photos for a few weeks since I will be “state-side” until mid-sept. TV appearance you ask? There was a news crew that came out for one   Read More …

Here is the second batch of shots from last weekend. There are a few shots of macro critters, plus a “Méduse œuf au plat”, or egg jellyfish. It was the first one I had ever seen in person, and even thought it was a very small one, I am happy to have seen it. The mini crabs are   Read More …

Last weekend I mentioned that there were a lot of hermit crabs out, and kind of cried wolf on the invasion part, but this weekend the REAL invasion started with beaucoup jellyfish arriving near Cap D’Ail. I probably saw several hundred just this afternoon; more than I’ve ever seen in one day.

I was playing around the other night, and I threw together a video compilation of odds and ends from various adventures in and out and near the Mediterranean last summer. It’s about 5 mins long, and I though it was kind of fun.

A brief overview of our trip to the Jewel that is Port-Cros.

Updates on site content to come. Where I’ve been and where I am going. We’ve got a photo I.D. on the alleged jellyfish assault from last week, a dolphin update and more.

So I woke up this morning with no ambitions at all. The only things I were considering at the time were POSSIBLY cleaning up the house just a bit, and MAYBE going snorkeling in Nice, France, where I live. Then I got to thinking… I have a few spots that I go to pretty regularly,   Read More …