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more diving pics

29 August 2011

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i would love to share some pictures james took of a beautiful ray whilst diving.

…to think that one of my favourite dishes is ray with capers – although we have yet not found a restaurant that serves ray in provo.

we oftenly see rays swimming very close to shore, and although i prefer not to be too close to them, i find it funny that whenever there are locals in the water and they see one, they will quickly starts shouting fish, fish in the water and everyone will get out until the ray is gone.

more diving pics here

açores

25 August 2011

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my parents just got back from their holidays in açores and i got a little jealous of their trip…açores are such beautiful islands, with so much to explore, amazing landscapes, but yet not very touristic. the first time i went i was 18 and i remember thinking – so, this is what paradise looks like!

found this cute picture of a caretta caretta turtle surrounded by pilot fish taken in açores – doesn’t it look like a pixar character?

caretta caretta turtles, or loggerhead sea turtles, are the same ones we find here in turks and caicos!

picture from here

happy week

21 August 2011

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i hope you had a fantastic weekend. mine involved lots of organizing, as we will be having our first visitors at home by the end of the week – so we had to make sure that there were no more unpacked boxes around.

we had an amazing day at the beach, and of course, an awesome diving day out for james, and this time with great company!

every time james comes from diving i can’t wait to see his pictures to post – i am loving these ones!

free dive

18 August 2011

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have you ever heard of free dive?

it’s a sport in which you dive on a single breath, without the assistance of tanks – amazing right!?

tanya streeter holds several free diving records – in 2002, she broke the men’s no limit world diving record by diving to a depth of 525 feet (160 m) here in turks and caicos islands – for more info on free diving in turks and caicos, go here.

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diving with turtles

3 August 2011

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i find sea turtles one of the most friendly looking sea creatures. james gets to see them all the time whenever he goes diving – i still hope i get to swim near one soon!

unfortunately turtles are an endangered species… mainly due to turtle fishing and oil spills from cargo ships (!!).

they really are surprising creatures – suzie, an adult green turtle, and the first to be tagged by the turks and caicos islands turtle project, undertook an incredible 6,000 kms round trip in 2009 and 2010 – read more about her story here.

and other awesome diving picture here!