On Mon, 4 Sep 2000 14:48:12 +1300, J.M. Vitoux wrote: >Just fresh from the BBC this morning. Diving is the single >largest source of injury to tourists visiting Australia. > >The only logical conclusion for us is of course: dive anywhere >but downunder! Jean-Marc I did my best to: *leave the foreign nationals behind *slash their hoses Sea-Hunt style *use them as shark bait *limit their dive time due to their quantity of Spare-Air But Huw & Natsuko demanded more ;-) .. gluttons for punishment <g> Luckily I didnt take them to the beach yesterday as we lost a tourist, who was a novice swimmer. Silly bugger went in to the water in a WELL SIGNED *non-swimming* area & was sucked out in a serious rip. Lifeguards searched till sunset for a body. Remember folks - keep within the swim flags that are specially set up & patrolled by the life guards if you are not a competent swimmer & not accustomed to surf conditions in OZ. Diving death statistics are a lot higher here in OZ as they INCLUDE snorkel deaths also - comes under the heading 'Silent drowning' as no one noticed they were drowning until it was apparant the snorkeller had not moved much in a while :-( Viv PS Jean-Marc Huw will be arriving in Singapore around Nov 12 so you should email him - [log in to unmask] - if you want to organise a mini-NEDfest for drinks or dinner somewhere.