The Bibi Harusi (The Bride)
Two days prior to our wedding ceremony Sheila from the hotel arranged to have Amina, a local henna artist, come over to apply Lila's wedding henna. WIth the precision of a skilled tattoo artist, Amina artfully rendered traditional Swahili bridal designs from memory with nothing more
Images from Dubai
Lila and I have completed our five week stint with GVI. With a week remaining in the Seychelles we will be spending some time getting the blog updated as well as getting our remaining images up from Brazil and the Seychelles. In the meantime, click here
News from the Indian Ocean
After completing our first month on the GVI Seychelles program, Lila and I have finally found some time (and a somewhat worthy Internet connection) to update you on our time here. Since we have limited time online this afternoon we will just give you the highlights
Off to GVI Camp in the Seychelles
UPDATE: Lila and I have just completed our first two weeks at the GVI camp. We are now officially PADI Advanced divers with our coral reef research specialties. This week we will get to work surveying the reef. We've also heard that whale sharks have been
Brazil
Well rested after our two week stop in Buenos Aires and it was time to move on once again, so we hopped a plane and headed for Brazil, the last South American country on our itinerary. After arriving in the enormous Brazilian city of Sao Paulo,
Swimming with turtles – Ilhabela, Brazil
Watch the video: Snorkeling with turtles on the island of IhlaBela, Brazil
Two Weeks in Buenos Aires
After three months of changing locations every three days, Jeff and I thought it would be a good idea to stay put in one place for awhile. Buenos Aires seemed like a great place to sink in a little deeper, get to know a little more
One Day in Uruguay
Nearly at the end of our two week stay in Buenos Aires, Argentina (we’ll catch you up on this later), Lila and I took a day trip to the peaceful little city of Colonia, Uruguay. One hour on a ferry (catch the "fast" boat) that departs
