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Avett Brothers in Concert
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After Job Party
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Outer banks diving
We have just returned from a 2-week trip to North Carolina. Among other things we explored the outer banks and had a great time diving with Olympus Dive Center in Morehead City. They took us to some pretty interesting wrecks including the Papoose, the Spar and U-352. After all the waters there are called the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”. The sharks at the Spar were particularly fun to watch and the German sub is a must-see as well.
Highly recommended!
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Thailand Underwater Pix
Besides the usual batch of photos I have also put a Flash Gallery online that holds some of the best shots from our recent trip to Thailand. We have done around 20 dives in the Andaman Sea and we enjoyed the fishy things we got to see. It was a little early in the season (1st week in November) therefore we did not get to see any whale sharks or manta rays.
The Mermaid II was our home for the duration of the trip. It is a nice dive boat with an even nicer crew. Both the boat crew and the dive instructors were very helpful and fun. The cabins were fairly hot at night despite an a/c that was running most of the time.
Some other people from our group, J??rg & Silvia, also posted underwater photos they took on the trip. They got a fabulous shot of a Leopard Shark.
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Half Marathon in Berlin
On Sunday I ran a Half Marathon with a friend in Berlin. Unfortunately, my better half could not join the race as she had caught a cold. The weather was nice, the people friendly, I was very satisfied with the time in the end. Apparently, I made a glamorous 1035th place. That was a little disenchanting. Anyways, gives me a reason to train some more.
We took the Monday off and enjoyed Berlin. It was amazing how much had changed since we last went. There’s a Dunkin’ Doughnuts at about every street corner now, the Main Station is completed, and the many construction sites around Potsdamer Platz have turned into real buildings… ;-)
We checked out Egypt’s Sunken Treasures at Martin – Gropius – Bau. An exhibit that showcases ancient statues, artefacts and religious symbols from the sunken cities of Alexandria, Herakleion and Kanopus. The guy who discovered it all is Frank Goddio, who’s running a society to promote the preservation and further research of the sites. One of the coolest things their society is planning: an underwater museum at the former site of the harbor of Alexandria! The exhibit was well worth it. And, for divers like us it was a real tease…