http://www.goingdownonline.com Exploring New Depths of Travel Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:31:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's day 88 in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. BP got a cap on the spill overnight and President Obama is giving a speech about the cap. The cap is working right now, holding back the flow. However, they don't know if this is going to work. It might build up ... http://www.goingdownonline.com/day-88-in-the-gulf-success-at-last/ Scuba Shops still operating? Last night while BBQing, we were flicking through channels and we saw the Jimmy Buffett free concert in Gulf Shores, AL. It made us wonder, as we looked at the overhead shots of 35,000 people on white sands, how badly are tourist dependent stores being affected? Are ... http://www.goingdownonline.com/scuba-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/ Bad parenting in the Oil Spill. Ok, so I was watching a YouTube video this morning about the oil washing up on the shores in Destin, Fl. I've been to Destin. It's beautiful. Well, it used to be. My ex, who I'm still on good terms with is stationed right there ... http://www.goingdownonline.com/oil-spill-hits-destin-beach-fl/ Which Gulf Coast Beaches Are Still Open? With the Gulf Coast Oil Spill still not being contained, and now with Hurricane Season upon us, beach conditions are changing daily.  Hurricane Alex missed the part of the gulf over the slick, but created waves that pushed more oil ashore. So far it ... http://www.goingdownonline.com/gulf-coast-beach-closing-map/ It's been a while now since the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the gulf of Mexico. Oil is spewing out at an alarming rate and we are starting to see the effects on marine life. Birds, crab and turtles are coming ashore covered in oil,  while sharks and ... http://www.goingdownonline.com/donating-to-the-gulf-cleanup/ My husband Matt and I belong to a Jeep Club in San Antonio. They had arranged a trip to Corpus Christ and Port Aransas last weekend. We had been so slammed during the week, we thought about not going on the ride, since it was a 6am start and we ... http://www.goingdownonline.com/gulf-coast-oil-spill/ While at the day job today, looking at techie type sites, I found a link to something actually fun. There's an underwater webcam in Bonaire. It's about 15 meters below the surface at a dive site called "Something Special". The local dive instructors keep it clean, so that must be fun ... http://www.goingdownonline.com/underwater-webcam-in-bonaire/ My husband and I are about the only people in our age group left that haven't had kids. However, most of our friends are already onto their second or third. So, I've been out and about doing lots of baby gift buying lately. At Target, they had adorable baby girl onesies ... http://www.goingdownonline.com/scuba-baby/ This weekend for all of you in California is the Bay Area Dive Show. I wish we could make it out to California. The Bay Area Dive Show is run by the same folks who run the Texas Dive Show. It should be a great weekend. We saw some fantastic vendors ... http://www.goingdownonline.com/bay-area-dive-show/ It's Earth Day today! While it's rainy in San Antonio, I wish I could be out enjoying Earth Day by doing some diving somewhere pretty, enjoying all that Mother Nature has to offer us. Make sure you think about the Earth today. Go recylce something, pick up some trash, or educate ... http://www.goingdownonline.com/earth-day/