Gibbons in the Mist

Gibbons in the Mist

Superlatives are not my forte. In fact, I hate them. Tastiest meal I’ve ever eaten? Most beautiful place visited on this trip? Best dive I’ve ever done? Favorite food? Nicest hotel stayed in? I can’t answer any of those questions. But I can isolate a few experiences I’ve had, a handful of places I’ve gone, meals eaten, dives enjoyed, and days lived and identify them as truly outstanding. With each

Like Being In a Video Game

Like Being In a Video Game

“What’s your favorite part of the course?” “I call it the Gauntlet.  It’s three challenges in a row: two crazy log ones and what we call the Indiana Jones bridge. You can’t miss it in the final course.” The staff member assigned to monitor the third of five courses looked no more than 19 and had the air of someone whose body had yet to balk at any obstacle he