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Oia Town, Santorini, Greece. The exposed portions of houses and patios seem to be built directly atop one-another. Santorini is one of several islands that ring the blown-out remains of an ancient volcano, rising from the deep ocean in the Aegean Sea. The volcano exploded, leaving several islands surrounding a very deep patch of sea -- actually once the caldera of the volcano. The two large towns on Santorini, Oia and Fira towns, overlook the caldera. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Greece Santorini Oia cliff cave home caldera Aegean Sea ocean sun stairs steps bright colors door doors window windows patio porch wall chair table lounge
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Oia Town, Santorini, Greece. The exposed portions of houses and patios seem to be built directly atop one-another. Santorini is one of several islands that ring the blown-out remains of an ancient volcano, rising from the deep ocean in the Aegean Sea. The volcano exploded, leaving several islands surrounding a very deep patch of sea -- actually once the caldera of the volcano. The two large towns on Santorini, Oia and Fira towns, overlook the caldera. © Rick Collier





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  • A beach and the surf offshore are framed by stands of old pine trees, near North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hawai'i Oahu North Shore beach surf rocks reef trees waves ocean sea seashore
  • Shark Cove (so called because of the shape of the inlet at this site) is a favorite snorkeling and diving site at North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hawai'i Oahu North Shore beach surf waves ocean sea seashore Shark Cove
  • Shark Cove (so called because of the shape of the inlet at this site) is a favorite snorkeling and diving site at North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hawai'i Oahu North Shore beach surf waves ocean sea seashore Shark Cove rocks reef sea grape plant
  • Lyndos, on the island of Rhodes, Greece. View from the Acropolis -- Tour boats can be seen in the inlet that once was a harbor, near the ancient Hellenistic then Roman town of Lyndos. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Greece Lyndos harbor inlet ocean Aegean Sea boat boats view tour tourist tourism tourists acropolis Roman Empire Hellenistic
  • Oia Town, Santorini, Greece. The exposed portions of houses and patios seem to be built directly atop one-another. Santorini is one of several islands that ring the blown-out remains of an ancient volcano, rising from the deep ocean in the Aegean Sea. The volcano exploded, leaving several islands surrounding a very deep patch of sea -- actually once the caldera of the volcano. The two large towns on Santorini, Oia and Fira towns, overlook the caldera. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Greece Santorini Oia cliff cave home caldera Aegean Sea ocean sun stairs steps bright colors door doors window windows patio porch wall chair table lounge
  • Sunset light reflects off a rising storm cloud out at sea. Kona, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hawai'i Kona big island beach sea ocean sun sunset storm clouds reflect reflection
  • "Steel Sea" -- The lava flow in the foreground sets the mood, and storm clouds frame the view and turn the landscape gray. Volcanos National Park, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hawai'i big island sea ocean clouds lava flow volcano volcanos national park
  • "Gray" -- Evening light filters through clouds and reflects from lava flows to turn the sea silver and gray. Volcanos National Park, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hawai'i big island sea ocean clouds lava flow volcano volcanos national park
  • Snorkelers and swimmers enjoy the water and explore the reefs at Hanauma Bay state park. Oahu, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Hawai'i Hanauma Bay state park beach reef bay snorkel swim tour tourist tourists
  • The reef spreads out from Waikiki beach, Honolulu, Hawaii. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Waikiki Honolulu reef beach palm tree sea view
  • A rainbow comes out after a sudden rainstorm. Waikiki, Honolulu Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Honolulu Hawaii Waikiki beach palm tree sea view reef rainbow
  • An orange sunset is framed by light clounds and reflected by waves in Tampa Bay. Taken from the deck of the cruise ship Carnival Legend, steaming out of Tampa Bay, Florida. © Rick Collier
  • St. Petersburg is visible silhouetted on the horizon as the cruise we pass a buoy, sailing out of Tampa Bay at sunset. Taken from the deck of the Carnival Legend cruise ship. © Rick Collier
  • The Jordanian coast, Dead Sea. The shore of the Dead Sea is white with salt crystals, and salt on the bottom makes the water appear green in the shallows. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Dead Sea' shore seashore beach salt rim reflection 'green water' bluff landscape
  • The view of Israel on the opposite side of the Dead Sea, as seen from the new "panoramic overlook" recently completed in 2007 near the north end of the Dead Sea, in Jordan. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Dead Sea' Israel panorama panoramic sea ocean view
  • Saba - A scenic view - St. Eustatius is silhouetted by the early morning Caribbean sun on Saba. St. Kitts is visible in the distance beyond St. Eustatius. © Rick Collier
  • Saba - The view to the south Caribbean, past St. Eustatius, in the early morning sunlight. (St. Kitts is visible in the distance beyond Statia.) © Rick Collier
  • Saba - A scenic view - St. Eustatius from the road on Saba. (St. Kitts is visible as a shadow behind and to right of Statia.) © Rick Collier
  • Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Willemstoren lighthouse stands alone at the southernmost end of Bonaire. Next to the lighthouse stands one of the many "sculptures" created from driftwood and flotsam by artistically inclined beachcombers all along the southern and eastern coasts of Bonaire. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; light; lighthouse; sea; ocean; seashore; view; sculpture; "beach sculpture"; driftwood; flotsam; Willemstoren; "Willemstoren lighthouse";
  • Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Runoff from the trees turns the sandy bottom brown, while jellyfish rest on the bottom upside down in the warm, shallow waterways of the mangrove forest on the windward side of Bonaire. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; mangrove; mangroves; "Mangrove Information Center"; kayak; "kayak tour"; "mangrove forest"; "mangrove swamp"; tour; kayaking; excursion; sand; shallow; shallows; jellyfish;
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