Los Angeles freelance science writer and editor
Seraya surprises Sometimes the problem with international diving is that I am overambitious. I travel really far to arrive at a country that I have never been to, and then I travel even further to actually go diving. But it isn’t always necessary in Indonesia. I have often overlooked Bali as a world-class dive destination... Continue Reading →
the Underwater laboratory Volcanic gas bubbles were percolating from the sandy bottom below me. Yellow particles of sulfur that had precipitated out of these gases from Sangeang Volcano, dusted the perfectly black sand, and the sand was warm to the touch. I thought, it is a good thing that I have my underwater “safety goggles”... Continue Reading →
the Diver’s dictionary by Janice Nigro Have you ever used the words pygmy, pipe, and dragon together? You might, if you are a scuba diver. There is the technical aspect to diving like any sport, but to really discuss your dives, you need a whole new list of vocabulary words for the real, but fantasy-like... Continue Reading →
Diving with the Incredibles, part II I might have still had mask face. I definitely still had jet lag. Just days after my return from a trip to Komodo on the Seven Seas in May, the newsflash email arrived. “Last minute discounted trip to Komodo.” Because my watch was still on Indonesia time, I knew... Continue Reading →
gigantic nudibranch found near Scuba Seraya on Bali. I never found the nudibranch in any of the books so I do not know the Latin name. appreciate any help on this!
the dive log…a vanishing art? by Janice Nigro I love to be writing in my logbook. The obvious significance to this statement is that I am actively scuba diving if I am writing in my logbook. I started my first log book in 1993 under inauspicious conditions, diving in a stone quarry in Tennessee in... Continue Reading →
by Janice Nigro I have spent 18 days:1 hour:36 minutes of my life underwater. Nearly twelve of these days, I have logged in Indonesia. Indonesia commands you to return in large part because of the unparalleled underwater diversity, but perhaps equally important, the reason for my consecutive trips to Indonesia over the last six years,... Continue Reading →
Creatures of the muck by Janice Nigro Muck diving. “Le” muck diving. There is no pretty way to say muck diving even if you are French. In fact when you do muck dive for the first time and look out over a silty, sandy slope, or a pile of coral rubble, it seems that... Continue Reading →
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