About Mabery Aventuras

We woke up to the smell of bacon cooking in the galley, and Chef Chris had another amazing spread prepared. We were both tired from yesterday’s activities (see that Blog post here ) and slept soundly in our cozy cabin! Engineer Kristin gave the dive briefing after breakfast. The first site today would be at a sunken shipwreck of the Austin Smith off the northeast shore of Highborne Cay. After going through the protocals, she challenged the divers to find the original name of

After spending yesterday sailing to Allen Cay from Nassau (see that blog post here ), we were anxious to get in the water! There are 11 divers and one snorkeler (Gayle) on the Cat Pplau, which is set up as a scuba diving liveaboard ship. There are two shared toilets (“heads”), and two shared shower rooms, for the 12 passengers and 4 crew members. Passengers are housed in 6 berths, which have either a double bed or two bunks, a sink with mirror and a small space for storing ba

If you follow our blog, you may already know that we have been on a few excursions with Lea and Nate Kesler from Rocky Point Scuba Dive . They own a phenomenal dive shop in Puerto Penasco, Mexico and schedule excursions all around the world. In March 2026, we joined Lea for a 7-day trip on All-Star Liveaboards 12-passenger catamaran the Cat Ppalu in the stunning blue water of the Bahamas! Joining the group were our good friends Jill and Joel, who, along with Scott, are sc

We’d spent the morning hiking the seven miles up the Inca Trail (see that blog post here) in anticipation of this moment. We stayed at...

We were up and eating breakfast at 6:00 am for our 6:30 departure on what would surely be an unforgettable day! Scott’s symptoms from...

W e woke up to a cold, 13,000’ morning at our camp in Patacancha. Though we were scheduled for a 6:30 am wake up, we were both awake...

Today is the day we’ve been training for all summer! After months of preparation in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, we will finally...

If you’ve ever dreamed of lacing up your boots and hiking straight into a postcard, the Peruvian Andes are where that fantasy can come to...

After several days touring and acclimating to the altitude in Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas, our trekking journey was about to...

This morning, our guide Saul (who will also be our trekking guide starting tomorrow) picked us up for a visit to two sites in the Sacred...

Today was a “free” day on our schedule, so after a delightful breakfast at the Tierra Viva Hotel in Urumbamba, we followed the advice of...

After months of planning, we finally touched down in Cusco, the Incan Capital of Peru, to start our adventure through the Andes...

Our best flight options for traveling to Peru from Phoenix all seemed to go through Miami, FL. Since we’d never been there, we decided to...

Our hosts at Jade Jungle Resort worked hard to get us booked on a last minute excursion to tour the ATM Cave, and their efforts led to...

After 6 amazing days sailing through the Caribbean reef and cayes of Belize, we started our inland adventure on a special day...February...

February 27, 2024 It's day 4 of our amazing catamaran adventure through the cayes and reefs of the Belize Barrier Reef! With our trip...

There is something special about sunrise over the water. The soft lapping of waves hitting the boat or shore seems to set the rythym for...

February 23, 2024 was the start of a bucket-list adventure to Belize with our good friends Craig, Becky, Joel and Jill! We arrived in...

Wanting to stay close to our KOA in Hinton, we decided to explore the William A Switzer Provincial Park, which lies just northwest of...

We had a long drive today to get to our KOA campground in Hinton, AB, so agreed it was best to limit our stops to the absolute...