Today, let's uncover some intriguing facts about one of the ocean's most fascinating creatures: the sand dollar. These flat, burrowing sea urchins are often found washed up on beaches, but there's much more to them than meets the eye.
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Celebrating Shark Week and Shark Awareness Month: Amazing Facts About Sharks
As we celebrate Shark Week this July, let's dive into the fascinating world of sharks! These incredible creatures are often misunderstood, but they play a crucial role in maintaining the health and balance of our marine ecosystems.
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Diving with Sharks: Embracing the Calm Beneath the Waves
As Shark Week approaches, I’m reminded of my first dive with sharks in the Bahamas back in 2020. This experience wasn’t about the adrenaline; it was about finding calm and stillness in the face of a stressful situation. A few years ago, I was struggling with stress and anxiety and wasn’t in the shape I am today. Jumping into the water with sharks and swimming towards them would have been unimaginable. But that day, I kept challenging myself to go deeper and stay down longer while my friends were there to watch my back.
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What is a Mid Life Awakening?
I recently met Mike Savas and Charyse Schark while adventuring on Boom Sharkalaka in the Bahamas. Mike started Month in the Making where he set himself on a personal journey and challenged himself to learn 12 unique skills in 12 countries over 12 months!
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Bahamas Adventures - Chasing Coral
Did you know that coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate ?
Coral reefs are the rainforests of the oceans, providing a home for a dazzling array of life. Reef-building corals are the trees that form the foundation of the ecosystem.
Coral reefs play a vital role in sustaining the health of our oceans and our economy.
Even if you live far from coral reefs, you can have an impact on reef health and conservation.
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Bahamas Adventures - Food & Cooking
We do get hungrier at sea as we’re rarely just sitting around doing nothing, we spend all our days being active, swimming, fishing and island exploring. So we had to cook often and be creative to make meals that were going to sustain everyone.
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Bahamas Adventures - Caribbean Reef Sharks
When I first started diving, I never thought I would ever jump in the water on purpose to swim with sharks. A few year later, here I am observing and diving with sharks in the ocean. I discovered that they are not only fascinating creatures, their symbolism also really resonated with me.
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Bahamas Adventures - Classics in the Exumas
Pigs of Paradise, Iganuas and Nurse Sharks. While island adventuring on Boom Sharkalaka here are some of the places we stopped by for a taste of the Exumas.
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Bahamas Adventures - Traveling During the Pandemic
Some destinations have taken the first steps toward reopening their cities to travelers, including countries across Europe and several islands in the Caribbean. I took a chance and left Montreal to go sailing in The Bahamas with friends.
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Bahamas Adventures - Sailing Around the Islands in The Bahamas
These past few months I’ve had the incredible opportunity to go sailing around The Bahamas. We started off in Nassau and set sails towards the Exumas and Ragged Island. I ended up spending a total of 5 weeks on the boat, adventuring and exploring the islands.
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