Journey & Adventure

I’ve decided to take a different approach to the 2009 Theme “One Ocean, One Climate, One Future” and will be providing you with some interesting ocean-related facts (the opinions expressed here are mine and are not meant to reflect poorly on anyone but myself): Largest Ocean - Pacific (64,186,000 square miles) and the deepest part is the Mariana’s Trench at a depth of 36,200 feet deep. Scariest “Ocean Related” Movie – Jaws. Being a scuba diver, I still get freaked out when I’m waiting for the dive boat to pick me up – who knows what's lurking about and will view me as its lunch. Scariest “Ocean Related” Book – Meg (by Steve Alten) – Similar to Jaws, but this time it’s a megalodon which has been dredged up from the Marianas Trench . While I was diving in Micronesia (close to the Marianas Trench ), I thought about this book quite often. [insert theme music from Jaws] Best “Ocean Related” Movie – Finding Nemo. Let’s be honest, who hasn’t done an impres...

Chris, at Here, There and Everywhere (who happens to be a marine biologist), is featuring a great way for us to show our appreciation for our oceans. The Ocean Project is hosting a Blog-A-Thon in honor of World Oceans Day on June 8th . If you would like to participate, just stop by her blog and let her know that you will be participating on June 8th. The theme for 2009 is "One Ocean, One Climate, One Future", but you can write about anything ocean or sea related that interests you.