Getting SCUBA Certified on Vacation, Without Spending Your Vacation in Class

getting scuba certified on vacation

I got SCUBA certified many years ago while I lived in California by NAUI. Although I love to dive, my husband tried it on our honeymoon in Tahiti and hated it because of his claustrophobia. So, while raising three boys, I haven’t had much chance to dive over the last twenty years. We have enjoyed … Read more

How to See Monarch Butterflies Near Santa Barbara, California

I was blessed to get my college degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This was before the information age, when anything you chose to do can be thoroughly researched and planned without spending hours in a library. One day my friends and I heard about a cool hiking spot by the ocean. Someone … Read more

An Easy Hike to Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, Ca

Me and my friends Traci and Laurie

It had long been on my Southern California bucket list to hike to the Griffith Observatory through Griffith Park. Even though I lived in California for 24 years, and Griffith Park Observatory is one of the few things to do in Los Angeles worth braving the traffic, I only did this hike recently with two … Read more

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