I arrived in Exmouth on the 16th July to help Brad Norman and his research on the world largest fish, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus). I met Brad earlier in the year in New York, when he came along to the dinner at the Explorers Club. He is also a Rolex Award winner, being awarded […]

World Oceans Day (July 8th) sounded like a good day to start my round the world trip! I flew into Perth, where I arrived just in time to attend a social gathering organised by ECOCEAN (http://ecocean.org) to celebrate world oceans day and whale sharks. It was a fun informal gathering with music, food and drinks […]

I recently got back home after a great start to the scholarship year. I had given myself a week to catch up with a few things and get ready for the remainder of 2008. Planning stages of the scholarship has proven to be quite difficult, especially trying to confirm dates and availability of busy people! […]

This is my last post from Lord Howe Island. I completed my Divemaster here with Tas and Lauren from Pro Dive. Tas put myself and another diver, Tanya, through our paces and we were both stoked to finally be qualified as divemasters! I stayed with Tas and Lauren for a bit longer than expected, 6 weeks all up. […]

Continuing my Divemaster training here with Pro Dive at Lord Howe Island, I have been able to lead several dives by myself and I am starting to get used to diving without a camera! It is quite enjoyable swimming around looking for things to point out. The divers have all been quite good which makes my job […]