Marco Polo Connections Adventure Guides

Marco Polo Connections founder - Rob
Robin was educated in the West of England and is a graduate of the Royal School of Military Engineering.He saw service as an officer with the Royal Engineers and later with the Royal Marines where he was able to lead adventure expeditions to North Africa and Eastern Europe.He holds a USCG Captain's Licence and has worked as a professional Ships Captain on the west coast of Mexico. He is now our principal Guide and trip leader.

His interest in Maritime History led to a special study of 19th century British Maritime exploration in the Sea of Cortez . His interests include hiking in the interior of Mexico and kayaking in the Sea of Cortez. He is a member of the San Diego Zoological Society, an avid birdwatcher and an amateur Naturalist. Currently he teaches SCUBA Diving, specializing in underwater photography. When he is not in or on the water he can be found at home listening to Italian Opera or playing the Spanish Guitar.

Simon
Simon's adventures started at age two on his father's back camping on the Baja Peninsula. An avid hiker, kayaker, mountain biker and rock climber, Simon spends a lot of his time surfing and exploring all of Southern California. Simon also has a degree from San Diego State University where he studied Geography which makes him a great guide on a nature hike. He loves a day on the rocks and much as a day on the ocean.

He's also a divemaster, black belt in Tae Kwon Do, master's swim instructor, and the web designer of mpcsandiego.com. His web site is here.

Jon
Jon is now doing post-graduate work in Virgina. Growing up in Northern California he learned to ski, rock-climb and rappel in the Sierra Nevada mountains around Lake Tahoe. Since then he has spent many hours on the slopes perfecting his skills.He completed his Basic SCUBA certification 5 years ago and in 2 years had earned his Advanced,Rescue and Divemaster qualifications. Since moving to San Diego in the summer of 2000 Jon has worked in the San Diego Diving Industry for both shore-based operations and on SCUBA Charter Boats. For several seasons he worked as a tour guide leading Sea Kayak tours in many places around the County.

He is rarely seen without a digital camera around his neck and his interest and skill in photography has lead to his underwater camera work being used by a local youth environmental training group.