On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:38:51 -0500, Viv (aka Krazy Kiwi) wrote:

> Yes folks .. she's upright & open to divers. I am posting Strike's trip
> report (with permission) on this list as I will not have the time to write
> up a trip report myself today. Well .. other than adding in a few bits &
> pieces of my own if need be ;-)

That forced me to re-subscribe! :-)

(snip)
> >The Navy had declined to do the clearances because of other
> >committments. (I'll post more about that later.)

Because the Navy weren't able to do the clearances and check the wreck for
unexploded ordnance, the organisers turned elsewhere!

"It's OK!"  I was told over the 'phone, "We've got six cave divers coming
down to do the clearance and ... what's that cackling noise?"

"It's only me rollling on the floor laughing my head off."  I said.

"Anyway! By the time that you get in the water the explosives will be inert
and ...  What's that noise?"

"It's only me rolling on the floor laughing my head off!"  :-)

I'd better point out that I have the utmost respect for cave divers.  Anyone
who regards wriggling around in small wet holes as fun has to have nerves of
steel.  But I never knew that clearing unexploded ordnance from vessels was
part of the cave-diving curriculum!  :-)

> >I met up with Viv on the bow and we began swimming back - finding
> >one unexploded pyrotechnic sitting on the deck! We moved on -
> >rapidly - towards the stern.

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> >Thank goodness for Viv and her images! :-)

> Fingers crossed there Mate .. I pick them up after work tonight & pray
> there is atleast one decent publishable piccie.

If there's not then we'll just have to go back and do it again!  (Fingers
crossed that there's not!)  :-)

(snip)

> >I've literally just arrived home having spent an absolutely
> >wonderful four days in Viv's company - and having learned a
> >little more about underwater photography!!! :-)

> It was a pleasure having you over this side of the island mate :-)
> Ahhh, was it you who left a sock behind in my bedroom ;-)))

I was wondering what happened to my other Bugs Bunny sock.  (It did seem to
have a mind of its own during that trip and kept turning up in the strangest
places!)  :-))))

Strike