31/12/2025
My final post of 2025 is a set of bookends for my favorite dives this year. Early in the year, I took an amazing trip to Malapascua, Philippines with my ride-or-die . There, I got to spend a significant amount of time with the last species on my list of sharks I wanted to see in my lifetime—the thresher, a shark that ultimately supplanted the great hammerhead as my new favorite. The second picture is the latter bookend of the year. I’ve had to spend a considerable amount of time in Playa del Carmen these last few months for both business and pleasure. While I’ve had to deal with a lot of homesickness, it’s given me the opportunity to spend a lot of time with my favorite ray, the eagle ray. Hundreds of ray photos and videos later (which is great material for my blog and catalog), I can’t help but smile and reflect that once again it’s been a great year underwater.
Here’s to a great 2026. Happy New Year, everyone!