Dear Marjianna, I had a great time again.

The other divers on the boat were nice people ( I have only met a couple of divers when vacationing that were not nice people). The crew was really terrific. The boat was more than adequate and in some ways better than average. The dive deck was huge and every one had plenty of room. The tenders were OK. but we did have to improvise a stirrup in order for me to get in because there were no ladders on the tenders. You just had to kick and hoist yourself over the side. Something I can't do very easily even with two guys pulling me up. But we worked it out and it went very well after that.

Vanuatu is an interesting country and the diving is some of the best we have done so I would recommend the trip to any avid diver. I would like to go back sometime and do a few deco dives on the Coolidge.

Thanks again, Larry L. Bird

NOV 2003