A Christmas snorkel at Fossil Beach was nice and quiet. Not a single boat around and the water was nice and clear. While my partner headed off to find fossil …
You might be familiar with the phrase ‘an elephant never forgets’. Stuart McClaren in ‘Guardian Notes‘ says that Plutarch (1st century AD) repeated a story of Hagnon of Tarsus (2nd …
A week ago last Wednesday scientists reported discovering the largest coral on Earth in the Solomon Islands. Is this the largest coral on Earth though? Isn’t it more likely that …
Finally I’m back and rested after an exhilerating couple of weeks with guests in the Banda Sea. I’ve now had time to complete the Banda Sea Expedition Report for October …
We cruised in overnight and made anchor before discovering Banda Neira. Banda is an extraordinary place with a rich history as it was the centre of the spice trade for …
‘The presence of the castaways, it was stated, would not have been discovered if Captain Frame had’ not decided to steam in close to the island, in order to enable …
Manuk Island’s famous sea snakes in Indonesia are at one of the largest and most important seabird colonies in the whole South China Sea and Sulu Seas. We visited to …
Our first couple of days has been dominated by Blue Whales and the Lucipara Islands. A wonderful journey as we travelled south from Ambon, finding no less than ten Blue …
Today was our first day in Ambon on board a trip with Pindito and Wildiaries. Thanks to flight schedules being not quite as reliable as they used to be, we …
Hot on the heels of hurricane Helene is a second hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, hurricane Milton. It is the fastest developing system ever recorded and meteorologists didn’t predict …
