tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post3840689476769484484..comments2008-03-29T18:26:02.025-10:00BNShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-85263015141638116132008-03-29T18:26:02.025-10:002008-03-29T18:26:02.025-10:00Gotta love old school photos! Thanks for sharing!<BR/><BR/>Keep diving!<BR/><BR/>_ndgNeutral Dive Gearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435581099815353820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-32345724350548579272008-03-27T16:54:40.386-10:002008-03-27T16:54:40.386-10:00Hi Cynematic -- Yes, there are some second generation divers among our kids.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting. We're glad you liked the stories. There are more to come.<BR/><BR/>Bobbie & JerryBNShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-86655438654683253592008-03-26T08:43:51.361-10:002008-03-26T08:43:51.361-10:00I really enjoyed your stories about the MDC and how you began your love affair with the ocean. How wonderful that on your way to discovering your lifelong passion you discovered good friends too.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like there might be some second generation divers from MDC!<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Cynematiccynematichttp://cynematic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-64336801143267255132008-03-26T08:26:12.736-10:002008-03-26T08:26:12.736-10:00@ "Anonymous" - See, Lorraine, I should have had you write this article, since I didn't go along on that trip. Thanks for adding all these details to flesh out the tale, to go along with Lorna's great photos.<BR/><BR/>That must have been <EM>some</EM> night dive. I loved your line about "the light drifting down without Leonard attached." <BR/><BR/>Keep those stories coming...<BR/><BR/>BobbieBNShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-71832605625921812362008-03-26T05:57:43.746-10:002008-03-26T05:57:43.746-10:00You forgot all the prep we did. We had to book the car for the ferry boat. First Jerry's car had a broken transmission and our car had the license plates taken because of a parking violation of some sort. The Greek government dismissed all charges as an Easter gift and we were allowed to drive. All of us only took one carry on because of lack of space in the car and we even brought groceries for meals we cooked together. <BR/><BR/>Leonard had a real scare as the new life vest accidentally inflated on a night dive. He dropped his light leaving me at 70 feet wondering were he was. Jerry saw the light drifting down without Leonard attached and located me and we did an immediate assent. Leonard found us on the way up as he saw our lights. It was as black as ink without lights down there. The rest of that dive was a decompression dive as we did not know how far he traveled. Fortunately he only wound up with a headache.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-12643315227666010912008-03-25T12:26:29.739-10:002008-03-25T12:26:29.739-10:00@ Bernie - Yes, fortunate indeed. The MDC members I'm still in touch with remain as some of the best friends I have, or could ever hope to have.<BR/><BR/>@ MsCarla - Glad you enjoyed the story.<BR/><BR/>@ Anonymous "One of the kids" - Thanks for adding your two cents. It's hard to believe that you are now older than your parents were at the time those pictures were taken. Jerry and I noticed that in those photos, your Mom looks a lot like you do now! (or, maybe it's that you now look like your Mom did then...) <BR/><BR/>BobbieBNShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-34567026217263977752008-03-25T12:06:40.331-10:002008-03-25T12:06:40.331-10:00I have had so much fun reading over this segment. Since I was just getting over Mono, I was huddled near the adults while on the boat. They started the very early morning off with a large cooler of bloody Mary's. So spicy it clogged the spigot. Plus the car was loaded down that only the driver had just enough room to maneuver in the driver seat. You could barely move the stick shift. The bumpers were nearly on the ground. The Greeks really knew we were crazy. What a wonderful time in my young life. Thanks for the memories, <BR/>One of the kidsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-80548990862288450062008-03-25T09:29:45.978-10:002008-03-25T09:29:45.978-10:00It seems that you are living life to the full hte story wasvey niceMsCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483299503109946605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-12293834474515391492008-03-25T08:38:36.818-10:002008-03-25T08:38:36.818-10:00You are very fortunate to have met such good friends and found adventure with them, thanks for the story it has been amazing !bernie kasperhttp://sindianavisions.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com