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Peter Tyson high over Yglesias Bay. Peter Tyson high over Yglesias Bay.
Dispatches

In the fall of 1998, NOVA Online Producer Peter Tyson followed an IMAX filming expedition to Costa Rica's Cocos Island. There he dove with sharks, swam with green turtles, hiked through the island's rugged interior, and more. To follow the adventure, click on any of the dispatches below.

Hammerheads or Bust (Sept. 23)
Get Used To It (Sept. 25)
Nature Reigns at Cocos (Sept. 27)
The PIG and the Process (Sept. 29)
Hammerheads Sighted (Oct. 1)
Assault on Cocos (Oct. 3)
The Director's Cut (Oct. 5)
Swimming with Whitetip Reef Sharks (Oct. 7)
The Magnificent Seven (Oct. 9)
The Search for Lake Cocos (Oct. 11)
Courtship of the Marbled Rays (Oct. 13)
Of Booby and Beebe (Oct. 15)
Taken by Surprise (Oct. 17)
"This is Cocos, This is Cool" (Oct. 19)


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