Six foreigners missing in Phuket: Thai police (AFP via Yahoo!7 News)
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's navy was on Monday searching for six foreign tourists and one Thai missing at sea after a boat sank in a storm near the southern resort isle of Phuket, a police official said. us.rd.yahoo.com |
On the Board With A Paddle (The Sag Harbor Express)
Let me be frank. As far as water sports go, I have never felt the urge to climb on a surf board and tackle crashing waves head on. But in recent years, I have been keen to give stand-up paddle boarding a try. I first saw paddle boarding one January morning a few years ago when [...] us.rd.yahoo.com |
Diving festival planned (The Reporter)
Dave Valaika has never missed an opportunity to take advantage of his passion for scuba diving. us.rd.yahoo.com |
With the Surfers on Costa Rica’s Untamed Coast
The laid-back, untamed vibe of Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast attracts surfing disciples and soul-searching world travelers. travel.nytimes.com |
North Suncoast spotlight: Rainbow Springs
By Terry Tomalin, Times Outdoors Editor Thursday, August 5, 2010 DUNNELLON On a steamy summer afternoon, there is no place I would rather be than on the Rainbow River. Located about 100 miles north of Tampa, Rainbow Springs pumps 461 million gallons of cool water into a run that eventually empties into the Withlacoochee River just 5.6 miles downstream. For more than 100 years, this "blue run ... tampabay.com |