Sometimes It’s the Reassurances that Worry Us the Most

I have seen most of the tourist’s Bologna, but somehow missed this: the museum of Bolognese history. I had one real objective here today, which was to eat Lunch at Tamburini. Therefore I had to find a way to pass the morning until said goal could be accomplished. So I started with a late breakfast […]

Exhaustion and Joy

Walking down the colonnaded streets in the waning hours of the afternoon, I veered to the left. The crowds had been pressing in tightly on Via Independenza, and this street, whatever it was called, was less frantic. The name was irrelevant, as I knew it would take me to where I wanted and needed to […]

Fourteen

Hello, my friends. Your trusty travel blogger has, at last, returned. I probably should apologize, as the blog from last trip seems to have ended abruptly, as I didn’t really do a last post. Often I do a last post months later, but not this time. It just isn’t worth it, as nothing substantial happened […]

Catching Some Rays In The Rain

This has been far too short a trip, I think, and today is my last day diving, as there is a minimum 18 hours decompression time between last dive and flying, so I will make the most of my time today. We boarded the boat, the usual group of us, and headed out. With L, […]

Wreckreational Diving

I took my first Nitrox dives today. As I’ve already menitoned, there’s a big certification process to it, but like much of the PADI courses one of the big take-home point is “make sure you use your dive computer” and don’t be stupid. Our first stop was at Bonnie’s Arch, where we dropped in and […]

Apparently I Take Tests on Vacation

Dive day and learning day. First dive of the day was the Doc Poulson, a boat that was sunk in the 1970’s and sits alone on a plateau of sand. L and I were the first ones in, and as he swam down to the boat, I followed behind, only to see an eagle […]