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With all the news of Covid-19, we are all in need of some relief from our worry. And, if some of us are self-isolating or …

It’s been a week now, since twenty people stayed awake for more than 24 hours, drove over 1000 miles, and dove in all five Great …

The sun set for the second time on our adventure. We were in New York, driving in our two-van caravan, hoping we were going in …

The drive from dive 3 to dive 4 felt infinite. We hadn’t slept in over 24 hours by then, and being dry was a new …

The sun was rising. Dawn came as we pulled into the parking lot of 40 Mile Point Lighthouse, site of dive 3. This time as …

It was not quite three o’clock in the morning when we arrived at the Headlands Dark Sky Park. I had gushed about this place not long …

The Big 5 Dive had 15 divers: 14 women of varying dive experiences and ages, and one man who filmed it all. So how …

Just a few more hours until we head up to Lake Superior for our first dive for Big Five Dive! The Stuff The vans are …

One more day until the Big Five Dive! 5 Great Lakes, 24 hours. Part of this is for PADI Women’s Dive Day, part to raise …

Part of the impetus of Big 5 Dive was participating in PADI Women’s Dive Day, which is July 16th. Originally cooked up by three of …