Sneak Peek: Honduras Scuba, Spanish, and Service Trip
Calling all 2012 Honduras travelers! We’ve just gotten back form a week in Honduras, and have a fantastic trip set up for you. Check out these pictures, and start packing your bags! July 30th can’t come soon enough. Our team made a quick trip to the Mayan city of Copán to scope out the best views for you…. …and took a tour of the nearby town where we’ll spend a week. This will be home-base while we converse with our Spanish instructors, explore the ancient temples of the Maya, and take horseback excursions into the surrounding mountains. Even today you can...
Read MoreShark training maintains ecological balance
As smaller fish species dwindle and the lionfish population explodes, marine specialist search for ways to protect the delicate ecological balance. Shark training may be their answer. Known for it’s flashy stripes and venomous spines, the lionfish is one of the ocean’s most aggressive predators. It’s a native to the Indo-Pacific ocean. How did an Indo-Pacific native end up in the Caribbean where they were never previously seen? Good question. While the exact origin of the Atlantic Lionfish explosion is debated, many blame it on Hurricane Andrew. During the hurricane, an...
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