These are my thoughts, images, ideas, project journals, and dive trip reports.https://mattgilbert.co/en-ushttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2026-02-14-cozumel-bday/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2026-02-14-cozumel-bday/We hopped down to Isla Cozumél for Becca's birthday, this is a short video post.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2025-10-03-la-paz-soc/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2025-10-03-la-paz-soc/Our second trip to the Sea of Cortez with Nautilus Adventures. We spent 7 days exploring the islands in the SoC near the tows of La Paz and Loreto.Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2025-08-02-puerto-vallarta/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2025-08-02-puerto-vallarta/Our first trip to Puerto Vallarta! We explored the town and surrounding areas, and dove three days at the local sites.Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2025-04-26-cozumel-part2/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2025-04-26-cozumel-part2/Our second trip to Isla Cozumél, this is a short video post.Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2025-02-08-cozumel-part1/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2025-02-08-cozumel-part1/Our first trip to Isla Cozumél, diving with Scuba Women (dive group organizer Cindy) and Scuba Mau (operator).Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2024-07-27-ultimate-whale-sharks/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2024-07-27-ultimate-whale-sharks/Our first trip to the Sea of Cortez, aboard the Nautilus Belle Amie liveaboard.Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2024-04-26-ccv2-trip-report/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2024-04-26-ccv2-trip-report/Our second trip to Roatan to go diving with CoCo View Resort.Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2024-02-24-ba3-trip-report/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2024-02-24-ba3-trip-report/My story and images from a week of diving aboard the Belize Aggressor III liveaboard off the coast of Belize.Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2023-10-07-bonaire-trip-report/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2023-10-07-bonaire-trip-report/My story and images from a week of diving at Buddy Dive Resort on the island of Bonaire.Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2023-07-15-why-an-ebike/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2023-07-15-why-an-ebike/This story by Craig Mod reflects my own love of eBikes, and is so well written, I just had to share it here.Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2023-03-03-amoray-trip-report/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2023-03-03-amoray-trip-report/My story and images from our stay at Amoray Dive Resort for some diving in the Florida Keys.Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2023-01-10-why-scuba/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2023-01-10-why-scuba/A heartfelt explanation of why I think scuba diving is the best thing ever.Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2022-11-20-ccv1-trip-report/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2022-11-20-ccv1-trip-report/My story and images from a week of diving at CoCo View Resort.Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2022-07-30-rainbow-reef-trip-report/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2022-07-30-rainbow-reef-trip-report/My story and images from diving with Diventures and Rainbow Reef Dive Center off Key Largo.Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2022-03-12-hamanasi-trip-report/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2022-03-12-hamanasi-trip-report/Diving with Hamanasi Resort in the Southwater Caye Reserve reefs located off of Hopkins, BelizeSat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2020-02-25-holchan-trip-report/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2020-02-25-holchan-trip-report/My story and images from my first dive with Becca.Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2019-11-20-sanpedro-trip-report/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2019-11-20-sanpedro-trip-report/My story and images from diving the local reefs on my certification checkout dives.Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2019-11-03-belize-trip/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2019-11-03-belize-trip/I finally made it to Belize and got SCUBA certified!Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2018-12-01-hello-jekyll/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2018-12-01-hello-jekyll/I've moved to GitHub Pages and am using Jekyll to build my site.Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2016-11-30-why-i-do-it/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2016-11-30-why-i-do-it/This is exactly why I have my own blog instead of just posting on some other social service.Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2016-08-21-the-return-of-the-blog/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2016-08-21-the-return-of-the-blog/I haven't done a very good job of keeping this blog up to date, but I've had a lot going on.Sun, 21 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2016-08-01-learning-git/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2016-08-01-learning-git/This is a really fast and easy resource to get started learning Git.Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2016-07-28-hummingbirds/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2016-07-28-hummingbirds/I have been enjoying my back porch more now that we have neat little hummingbirds coming by and visiting.Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://mattgilbert.co/blog/2015-07-23-my-dream-vacation/https://mattgilbert.co/blog/2015-07-23-my-dream-vacation/I am planning on making my next long vacation a trip to Belize. I plan on seeing everything from the barrier reef to the jungle mountains.Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT