2024 Scuba Diving in Palau

We went to Palau for the first time this year. We stayed for a couple of days at the hotel Palasia. Ricky and other drivers working for Fish ‘n Fins came to pick us up...

April 2023 Triton Bay and Banda Liveaboard

It took a long time to get to Kaimana, in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya. We stayed overnight at the Hotel Grand Papua. Hanging out in the “resto” in the hot afternoon and snacking...

Accessing iPhone photos on Linux

How to mount an iPhone storage volume on Ubuntu Linux. Install the required tools. apt-get install idevicepair ifuse Pair the device idevicepair pair The phone will have to be unlocked, and the prompt to trust...

Diving in Bonaire in 2010

In late March 2010 we went back to Bonaire for some recreational diving and for some underwater research work. As usual, we rented a white Toyota pickup truck, stayed at the Sand Dollar and got...

Diving in Bonaire in 2009

In early March 2009, we went to Bonaire for a week of diving. We stayed at the Sand Dollar resort, where we rented an apartment. Part of the reason for the trip was to make...

Turks and Caicos Explorer

In 2008, I went full in and got a Nikon D300 camera body, a 105mm Nikkor lens, and a Ikelite kit that included housing for the D300, a DS-125 strobe, and all the accessories to...