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BAHAMAS, CHAPTER 2: Exuma
Read more: BAHAMAS, CHAPTER 2: ExumaFrom the plane’s window, I watched the imposing clouds of New Providence island morph into carefree clouds that hovered above the unending Exuma cays. The sapphire blue ocean transformed into neon turquoise with patches of exposed bright white sand. The islands appeared flat and deserted. Each time we passed over an island, I assumed we…
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COCOS, CHAPTER 5: Return to Manuelita
Read more: COCOS, CHAPTER 5: Return to ManuelitaOn the backside of Manuelita during the first dive, I watched a gang of whitetips swarm the reef until I was distracted by a cloud of bigeye jacks approaching us from the channel. As the jacks descended onto the reef, they instantly split off into pairs; one jack remained silver and the other turned black…