A Day at Catalina

The logistics of moving divers, dive equipment, our camera, host, camera, and crew makes an exciting adventure even more exciting. Weather can be a problem, but we can usually use usually use cloudy days for diving and sunny days for on land or above water filming. These are a few scenes from our recent Catalina Adventure.

Catalina was a favorite of ours because it's easy to get to, it has something to offer year round, and not only is there a variety of spectacular diving, there are some unique land adventures too! And, Catalina has a true commitment to conservation - the Catalina Conservancy.

The Bikini Atoll   (See the Director's Cut)

Transporting our dive equipment, camera gear, crew and divers to this remote location was more than half the fun. You never know what kind of weather you may run into inside the small 15-seater plane on the way to our final destination - Bikini Atoll. The warm temperature inside the plane when met with the cool air blowing from above our seats created an incredibly foggy experience. We cannot tell you the rush that we felt doing our first "check-out dive" on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Saratoga at 100 feet of sea water. We did have an unforeseen emergency. Bob's arm went numb and he was suspected of suffering from decompression illness. The Dive Alert Network came to our rescue which was very reassuring in such a remote area of the world! Take a look at a short video clip from this special, one-hour documentary.

Cave Diving in the Yucatan Peninsula

Cave diving in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, was an adventure of a lifetime!. It was quite possible to stay in rather luxurious accommodations by night, and yet be in rather remote areas of the jungle by day. Underwater videotaping in the cave systems was a dream due to the crystal clear water, relatively shallow depth - 20 to 65 feet on average - and little to no current. The speleothem formations were dazzling at every turn. We hope you enjoy these few scenes from our Cave Diving in the Yucatan Adventure.