About Us (It is never just about me.) XX Until recent years, I was a chiropractor and some time ago a friend recommended, that I give scuba diving a try. I did and immediately became immersed in that realm, so much so, that for more than a year, I read nothing that wasn’t somehow connected to the world of scuba. Interest in my chiropractic work faded fast.

XX Six months after becoming a certified diver, I had completed dive rescue training and began divemaster training. A couple months later I became a PADI instructor and a few months after that, an advanced instructor—all with the strong encouragement of my wife, LuviaJane (also a non-practicing chiropractor), and all the while my interest in my current chiropractic business slipped farther and farther away. It happened that it was time for Luvia & me to make some changes and the idea of scuba diving, as a means of livelihood, was an easy path to choose.


XX I was born and raised by a fresh water lake in the northeastern USA (Finger Lakes, NY) where I swam a lot. But I loved being on, in or by the sea. Luvia also thrives near water and she has a passion for spending time in lush forests.

XX Following an attraction for Latin American culture, we moved to the northeastern tip of Puerto Rico where we lived by a little village called Las Croabas for nearly two years. We got an introduction to island life while I taught scuba and Luvia developed her writing and occasionally traveled state's side to teach CranioSacral Therapy for the Upledger Institute.

XX In the late summer of 2004, we moved to the Coral Bay region of St. John, USVI. On St. John I help run the water sports business at Maho Bay Camps where I teach scuba and lead snorkel tours. Luvia continues to write and teach CranioSacral Therapy. She also works part time with me at Maho Bay Water Sports leading snorkel tours and running the shop when I am out diving.

Coral Bay on St. John, US Virgin Islands

XX St. John, considered the "Jewel of the Virgin Islands," is centrally located among the US (USVI) and British (BVI) Virgin Islands. The USVI and BVI come closest together (within 3/4 of a mile) right by Maho Bay Water Sports, just off Mary's Point. Two thirds of St. John and much of the surrounding waters are a national park. This helps to lessen the overwhelming development present on some Caribbean islands and is a factor in helping to keep St. John the jewel that it seems to be. The island's beauty also shows from its more than 4 dozen beaches that surround this tiny, irregularly shaped piece of land, which is only 9 miles long and 3 miles wide.

XX I recently received my US Coast Guard Captain's license and am gaining more experience as a small craft operator in hopes to broaden our possibilities for the future. Perhaps, one day you will join us on a vessel that may include sailing, snorkeling, diving, island hopping, hiking, good food and health care. If you have that interest, or another compatible suggestion let us know. Your responses could help to shape our future.

XX We don’t know how long we will be in the US Virgin Islands. If you visit the SwanDiving web site from time to time, you may discover that SwanDiving and we have moved again. Perhaps you’ll find us in the Bahamas or maybe Mexico (or Panama?!). If you liked SwanDiving in Puerto Rico or in St. John, you might enjoy exploring some other warm and exotic seascape with me/us.