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Category: Hydrosphere

Having spent 15 years of my life diving my way around the world’s oceans, I now have sea water in my veins and long for the soothing sound of bubbles. And there is fresh water out there too.

Drought on a Rainy Day
November 17, 2006
Hydrosphere, Vancouver
What happens when a city issues a warning that its tap water is no longer safe for drinking? People run out and buy bottled water. And what happens when that city has a population...
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Water Comes, Water Goes
November 12, 2006
Cayman Islands, Hydrosphere, ICMU, Vancouver
[Entry delayed in order to post the previous, time-sensitive one] Last night the house’s plumbing went AWOL and having to spend 12 hours with no water triggered all kinds of...
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A Killer Time with Killer Whales
September 5, 2006
Hydrosphere, Photoblogs, Vancouver
It had been over a year since I’d set foot on a real boat. Ferries don’t count, they are ships and they don’t wobble much. The Sewell’s Marina eco-tour hard hull...
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Late Night and Chimeras
June 30, 2006
Hydrosphere, Schtroumpfissime
"It was a moonlit night, in old Mexico... Suddenly, I heard the plaintive cry of a young Mexican girl. La, la-laaaaaaa…" Ok, there was no moon, and it was old Vancouver, not old...
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Flying Over Cuba
May 16, 2006
Airborne, Cayman Islands, Hydrosphere, Photoblogs
Crossing the Burrard Inlet recently on the SeaBus and watching the floatplanes engaged in their endless aerial ballet, my thoughts drifted back 5 or 6 years ago when I used to fly...
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Interview with Jerry the Grouper
May 7, 2006
Cayman Islands, Hydrosphere, ICMU
Excerpt from the Paradise Divers Summer 2003 Online Newsletter. The year was 1999. We had met with the late Ben the Grouper for a very special interview. Little did he know he...
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