9 April 2009 Puerto Princesa Wet Market We arrived Puerto early evening of the 8th and immediately after checking in, were whisked away by our friend Angelique Songco, boss woman of Tubbataha Marine Park, to dinner at Ka Lui’s. Our host for the evening was Rolando "Boy" Bonoan, the Palawan Provincial Government’s Information Officer. What [...]
6 April 2009 Live Reef Fish Trade It was simply glorious to finally go to sleep without worrying about storage. We can now start working. Working in Hong Kong meant starting our day looking for the nearest busiest “Yam Cha” or dimsum breakfast. It is after all, all about FOOD. With millions of mouths to [...]
03 April 09 (22:09) At the eve of our departure, the neighbor's music blares and we think to ourselves, good riddance. This is the last night we will sleep in this house and we're so happy. Can't wait to get out of here and we are off tomorrow! This expedition could not have come at [...]
25 March 09 (02:21 am) Ugly job of packing a whole house into storage The house is empty. Well, almost. The removalists efficiently packed our furniture into their truck, and in two hours flat, had everything in storage. It pays to hire the experts and not have to do the heavy lifting ourselves, [...]
3 March 09 (00:15 am) This is the second night in a row I could not fall asleep. The clock is ticking and the days are rushing and before I know it, it’s time to leave. We are preparing to pack our entire household and put everything in storage for a year. Our WWF Coral [...]
Mutti Hildegunde Freund and Yogi in Laboe Stella and Mutti with U-Boot in Laboe Only a week back from Tonga, we had to quickly pack for our European trip. Our visit to Germany finally happened and we stayed with mommy Freund for almost a month in her brand [...]
Shelagh Coleman talks about coffee and chocolates during her wonderful Sydney coffee and chocolate walking tour! Stella walks the streets of Sydney with Shelagh Coleman during her tour The best part of Shelagh's tour - trying out the chocolates! Taking a short break from reefs and [...]
Chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) Now how did these beautiful deep-sea living fossils become so vulnerable? Our untiring quest to get them protected is unwavering. We must learn more about them before we can fight for their preservation. Guests help out Undersea Explorer marine biologist Qamar to engrave, photograph and measure caught nautilus for research [...]
Minke whale passing Lighthouse Bommie Mike Ball Dive Expedition in Pixie's Pinnacle - split level Mike Ball's luxurious liveaboard Spoil Sport brought us to the Great Barrier Reef's famous Ribbon Reefs to interact with the playful minke whales. Moored in Lighthouse Bommie, minkes passed under us criss-crossing the [...]
Lars and Carolin jetlagged and walking 2km Nandroya Falls Lars and Carolin walking Mossman Gorge's hanging bridge Somehow friends and family often make it to visit us during Aussie winters. This year was no different with Lars & Carolin Abromeit visiting first. Jet-lagged and straight off the plane, [...]
