All tagged Ocean
“In December, 2024, there came seven nights and six days spent crossing the Atlantic Ocean the old-fashioned way—on an ocean liner… our ship, the Queen Mary 2, glided steadily to our destination… which evoked the size and scope of our earth in a beautifully tangible way.”
“Imagine: an unobstructed 360-degree view of just ocean – no birds, no other ships, not even much chance of seeing marine animals. Just the water and the sky and the ship beneath you gliding on a fair day on its way from New York City to Southampton.”
“We went to Nazaré at the suggestion of my longtime friend and master trip organizer, Linda. Our group of six had just completed our main objective and rode the bus two hours north of Lisbon to Nazaré for a couple of days of relaxation before leaving this delightful nation. I was wowed.”
“Our primary goal in Portugal in April was to trek 76km (47miles) along the eastern edge of the Atlantic Ocean along the famous Fishermen’s Trail… The easy two hour ride south from Lisbon took us to the quiet seaside resort town of Porto Covo, where our walk began.”
“Far-away places seem ever so much more so lately...but let’s go to the Weddell Sea anyway. It’s an historical Sea, often trapping explorers and thwarting expeditions… As part of the icy world cupping the southernmost extent of the planet, the Weddell Sea is about as far away from our COVID world as a person can get.”
“The variety and vastness of the ice of Antarctica is humbling, haunting, and naturally powerful to me. Ice in Antarctica is like nowhere else on earth. The “Frozen Continent” is defined by it.”
“I pondered for weeks over how to best present the immensity of my latest adventure when it (far) exceeds easy expression. For starters, there are more than 6,000 images from my cameras to sift through in a frustrating effort to pick the best ones…”
“This watery world yields an exciting brew of critters! Lots of them are just cruising through seasonally… making for great wildlife viewing when steaming across the Bering Sea.”
“Our approach to St. Matthew Island was tantalizing, as a draping fog slowly lifted to reveal a vivid green jewel with thousand-foot cliff faces, craggy and crowded with seabird nests.”
“It begins with an impression of presence, then your eyes discern a change in the darkness of the water, then… Right there! See it? A whale!”
“Under the ice are vast mountain ranges and sprawling plains, crushed to elevations measurably depressed by all that massive weight on top.”
“To use one word—ice—to describe the predominant feature of an entire continent can lull a person into a terrifically limiting frame of mind.”
“Some of the roughest seas of anywhere in the world belong to Drake Passage, making it one of the most iconic, must-experience journeys for anyone in love with adventure.”
“While in Palau, I added to my lifetime hours of snorkeling by factors of ten. As a novice, I was in that delicious ‘beginner’s mind’ world where everything seemed wondrous.”
“This Pacific archipelago nation of 386 islands is world-famous for its underwater world of marine beauty and diversity.”
