filed in Diving, Thailand on Sep.07, 2008
Yesterday I went out on the dive boat to do four dives. I only ended up doing three dives. After the second dive, we pretty much stayed in one spot, between two big limestone rocks. When the boat is moving, it is pretty stable. When you stay in one spot, it rock back and forth, [...]
filed in Australasia, Australia, Diving, Pacific/Oceania on May.05, 2008
Me trying hard to stand still while taking a photo of Nemo
There are lots of places in the world you can go SCUBA diving, but Cairns just might have the biggest concentration of dive shops and and the largest diving industry in the world. The size of the industry is big enough that it [...]
filed in Diving, Travel on May.02, 2008
Me diving in Fiji. Note the bald head. I had it (accidentally) shaved in Nadi.
Like bungee jumping, tattoos and photography, SCUBA diving is something I never did prior to the start of my trip. I did my first dive and got my certification in Lahania in Maui. Since then I have dove in the [...]
filed in Australasia, Australia, Diving, Pacific/Oceania, Site News on Apr.28, 2008
Yes, that is me and yes, that is a gigantic fish I’m touching.
I’m staying in Cairns a bit longer than I had originally thought for a few reasons: 1) It is warm and sunny here. 2) There are lots of girls in bikinis walking around the beach. 3) I have an opportunity to take my [...]
filed in Diving, Hawaii, Pacific/Oceania, Travel on Apr.28, 2007
I’m now officially a PADI certified open water diver. This means I can sign up at places to do basic dives with compressed air.
I still had issues going down in depth. Everyone else in my group could dive to 20 feet with no problem. I had to sink down a few feet at a [...]
 My name is Gary Arndt. In March 2007 I set out to travel around the world. I sold my house, put my possessions in storage and hit the road with my camera, laptop, and clothes. I've been to over 40 countries and territories since I've started my adventure. I publish a photo from my travels every day as well as the occasional podcast. If you like what I'm doing, please feel free to follow along.
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