From May, 22-29, 2013, Dr. Erich Ritter brings his renowned workshop programme Sharkschool to Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers.   Being one of the very few field researchers and expert for shark behavior, the Swiss-born scientist will share his knowledge and first-hand experience when it comes to human-shark-interaction. Apart from thrilling close encounters...

Vom 22. bis 29. Mai 2013 bringt Dr. Erich Ritter seinen erfolgreichen Workshop Sharkschool ins Manta Ray Bay Resort nach Yap. Als einer der ganz wenigen Feldforscher und Experten für Hai-Verhalten vermittelt der gebürtige Schweizer den Gästen sein Wissen zur Interaktion zwischen Mensch und Raubfisch. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt dabei neben dem Erlebnis Haitauchen in der...

We aren’t 100% sure of the exact date because Carmen’s passport, which her father originally applied for her says her birth day is October 10th.  Her birth certificate says today, October 11th yet her Mom says she was born on the 12th.   Now I don’t know about you, but I know that Dads rarely get...

While going through digital images from our various cameras, I came across this picture of my wife Patricia pushing our grandson Thaddaeus to the pool in a makeshift stroller.  That’s improvisation if I have ever seen it. [caption id="attachment_2755" align="aligncenter" width="351" caption="Patricia Acker pushes Thaddaeus Acker Sullivan to the pool"][/caption] We have a number of...