They say good things come to those who are patient. I never really gave this saying too much thought until just recently…In the name of manta research I have spent six solid weeks (during the winter of 2009 and winter of 2010) diving a remote offshore rock called Laje de Santos in the south of Brazil looking for the elusive giant manta Read More

When I closed my eyes I was flying out over the dramatic skyline of Cairo into the Egyptian desert… when I opened my eyes again, I was literally squinting into the blazing sun and I had to blink several times, unable to process what seemed to be an incredible mirage below me. The plane started to descend and I realized that this Read More