My Life as a Tugboat Deckhand

Every sailor has a sea story, and I have my own tales from the sea. One of my most memorable tales took place in the summer of 2014 when I was hired as a deckhand at a tugboat company. Back then, I knew very little about boats, so I was green as grass. Little did…

2020: The Year I Didn’t Scuba Dive

2020 has been a tough year for everyone. Each week has felt like a month, and the entire year has felt like a decade. We’re a little over two months away from 2021, and it can’t get here fast enough! This year has brought a pandemic that has infected and killed millions, civil unrest that…

New Name, New Site: EpochCatcher Evolves into Tidewater Teddy

Hello, universe!!! I’ve been slowly transitioning everything from EpochCatcher to Tidewater Teddy. EpochCatcher was the original name of my organization/company/brand/site, and I used it for many years. It was a unique name, but it was also neither easy to pronounce nor memorable, so now, it’s just Tidewater Teddy. I have also been migrating my old…

Trekking Through Coloured Sands

In my previous blog post, I mentioned that I had lost my debit card while on a 16 mile hike (well, actually, 15 miles), and I said I would describe that day in more detail. Here is my story: Right now, I’m Cairns, Queensland, but about 17 hours south of here is a sleepy town…