I am a freelance writer and guide book author specialising in Israel, Sichuan, Beijing, Mediterranean Europe and Central America, all places in which I have spent a considerable amount of time living. I currently live on the tiny island of Utila in Honduras' Bay Islands, which lives up to the ideal of Caribbean perfection, and is a perfect starting block for exploring and writing about Central America and Mexico. It also allows me to indulge in my other passion... Read more...
The skipper wasn't optimistic about seeing a humpback. We were too late in the season, he reckoned. With the approach of the wet season in the Buccaneer Archipelago, the air was sticky and the water a "cool" 29C. Then, on the horizon, a faint splutter. With the twin-engine in full throttle, we sped in pursuit. For minutes, nothing. Then a gleaming black-and-white humpback torpedoed out of the water, landing on its back with a loud smack. There is nothing like a close encounter with a 35-ton whale for an intoxicating high.
Claire Scobie The Buccaneer Archipelago The Daily Telegraph, 4 April 2008
