Capturing the Moment

  Here we are at the end of another incredible year. It has been filled with big travels, adventures, guiding, meet ups with family in foreign countries, and cool wildlife encounters above and below the water. Click through the different links for a look back at different posts and highlights from all the adventures. All the best pictures can be found at www.daimartamarack.com .    The year started out for me running exclusive guiding trips aboard the Safari Explorer in the Hawaiian Islands. The second half of January provided some ample off time for an incredible scuba diving trip to Indonesia with Heidi. We spent some quality time muck diving around the shipwreck of the UST Liberty in Tulamben on the island of Bali and out on Nusa Lembongan , a small island just off the coast. I was overjoyed to be joined by Ed and Jamie all the way from Savannah. Then Heidi and I flew a couple of islands east to catch a liveaboard dive boat called 'Amalia' for a weeklong underwat...

13km Confederation Bridge Ferry with bow up Ferry w/bow down     There are two ways to drive to Canada's Prince Edward Island, the 13 km Confederation Bridge, or the Confederation Ferry. My mother and I decided to try both. Driving in from Nova Scotia we watched as the bow of the ferry rose up allowing us and many other cars and trucks drive deep into the multi level bowels of the ship. It was about 70 minutes ride to the island. A few days later we headed off the island in very different fashion. The 13km Confederation bridge was hidden from view by fog until the last second but then the modern marvel of engineering was visible in all of its glory. It was like all the fog dissapated in the blink of an eye. The island that both of these choices leads to is one not to miss. Houses of bright colors, rolling farmlands, and famous local mussels are all in a days work here on Prince Edward Island.  The smallest of Canada's 13 provinces, Prince Edward I...