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Avid outdoorsman and underwater photographer, Barry Brown has spent the last seven years documenting life above and below water in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Focusing on the island's coral reefs, he has worked hand-in-hand with several businesses and environmental groups, including SECORE, a marine conservation organization based in the Netherlands. His image of a research submersible was recently featured on the cover of DIVER magazine.

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Jul 23, 10     Comments Off

 

Ya’at’eeh all, that’s Navajo for (Hello) (pronunciation dependant upon the tribe, or area of the reservation you are on).  I must say it was another super fun day in mini-sub land!  Mark, from the World Famous Dive Bus Hut brought two friends/customers for a sub ride at 8:30.  These are friends and divers that Mark and Suzy have known over the years and they wanted a close encounter of the deep kind!!  So while the sub got ready to go and was lifted by crane into the water Mark and I suited up for a fun dive along side the sub.  We went out first and within minutes here came the sub with two smiling faces right up front!!  Those of you who are lucky enough to know Mark will immediately recognize his rubber chicken hanging on the back of his tank.  Rumor has it that the chicken gives Mark his incredible sense of humor and direction underwater!  Some claim they have actually seen mark talking to his chicken but I can not confirm this to be true or false, although I do see him playing with his chicken a lot??  Hmmm??  As you can see Mark had a great time with his friends and after five minutes of goofing around we both waved goodbye and off they went down to 450 feet to see the giant Stella Maris.  Later in the morning we all got to watch the sub come back from it’s journey and moments later two very happy people climbed out.  About an hour later I jumped in the water again for another quick photo shoot with some new passengers and then spent the rest of the day inside sorting photos.
 
I forgot to congratulate Andy and Alberto on a wonderful stage in the Tour de France yesterday.  Aimee was screaming and yelling at the t.v. and I think it’s safe to say she scared me and the dogs a bit, she’s a Tour Freak!  It’s so weird to watch these races and know that we spend time with these guys now in Curacao each year, heck I took Alberto on his first dive, how many people can say that?? 
 
Good night everyone, be back tomorrow, Barry
 
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