Archive for February, 2010

Rio Parana, Argentina Update

Rio Parana, Argentina Update

We just returned from 6 days on the Rio Parana in northern Argentina where we stayed at the home of Peto Nogare in Itati (see green placemark on map below). The river is the border between Paraguay and Argentina, home to dense jungles along the banks, massive estancia rice plantations further inland and a drug [...]

Parting Shots of Midway Atoll

Parting Shots of Midway Atoll

Midway Reel from Marine Ventures Foundation on Vimeo.

Looking back at Midway

Looking back at Midway

Back from Midway Atoll now.  These immersive experiences are always intense but wonderful.  Since it was my second trip to Midway, I was prepared for most of what we saw – 500,000 albatross, 25 endangered monk seals, endangered Laysan ducks and slowing crumbling infrastructure from 40 years of Navy presence on the Atoll.   But [...]