November 30, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving 2025! I have so much to be thankful for this year. I am truly living a dream and loving every minute of it! We were at Sea today traveling from Vanuatu to Fiji.

I got to talk to video chat with my whole family ! It was like speed dating, got about 2 minutes with each of them as the passed me around the house - loved it got to have fast conversations with them all to catch up on what is going on since I last saw or talked to them. So rare to get to do that all in one call and love What's App Video call for this magical free technology!! I think there was 43 of them at my brother Michael's house and you can see me on the video call on the phone in the back! I made the FAMILY PHOTO!!


Had Thanksgiving Dinner with my Ship Family, complete with pumpkin pie. Good buddy Jose took photo group clockwise starting with Jimbo and Anna (bottom left),  Bob and Sarah, Sherrie, Bosco, Me and Scott. 

RAJA AMPAT, INDONESIA - MORE FISH FINDS

By Pat Patrick • April 14, 2026
Raja Ampat is truly a diver and snorkeler paradise! Soooo many fish and corals everywhere you look!

RAJA AMPAT, INDONESIA - DIVE GEMS

By Pat Patrick • April 14, 2026
Seeing an Octopus on this trip is one of my goals. So far, I have seen two reef octopus hiding in holes on the reef slopes. But I really want to see one in motion, like this video below by Evan Johnston (follow him on Instagram at of___earth ). Evan is an Irish marine biologist, free diver/ scubadiver, instructor and talented underwater videographer. He has been at the Resort for the last 6 weeks taking video, for their future marketing and gave me this video for inspiration!

ECO COVE RESORT - DIVE HIGHLIGHTS

By Pat Patrick • April 14, 2026
The Reefs of Raja Ampat are stunning and teaming with wildlife. The guides are super knowledgable of the 35 different dive / snorkel sites that surround the Resort. The guides get such joy in sharing it all with us and point out some of the most unique and tiniest of it's creatures.