Sometimes things just happen. Tom Mount is putting an expedition together to visit the HMS Victoria. This is defined as an expedition because the ship is located off the coast of Lebanon and the top of the wreck, which happens to be the stern, is at 240’ and the bottom is at 540’. Looking at these statistics you can deduce that the wreck is at a steep angle. But steep does not really describe it, because the ship in vertical with the bow buried in the mud. That is right – went down at full speed and stuck straight up and down.
Now you may be wondering how this effects me. Well I was asked to join the expedition and when I mentioned it to Dave, his response was, yes you’re going and you’re taking me! So, I called Tom back and accepted his offer if Dave could come with me. The answer is quite clear – we are both headed to Lebanon to go diving. Of course, preparing for this dive requires that we take Tom’s Expedition Trimix course which he is offering in May just before Inner Space week. I have a very understanding wife and business partner because there is a fee involved for this course, hotels, travel and yes another week out of the store in May. Not only that it is 2 weeks in May because I have students attending Inner Space for their Trimix open waters!
As it happens, Tom found himself in need of some computer assistance with the new Technical Encyclopedia. A little discussion with Ann and I was volunteered to be the pre-press professional and put the book together. It sounds like a big task but the payoff is a funding for the training in Grand Cayman. This book is a complete re-write of the old Encyclopedia and includes a lot of new material. The estimated page count is 300-450 pages in full color. Pretty exciting!
