Down the memory line

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:06 am

The third and last day of diving. First dive revisited the Nippo Maru and during
the SI/lunch watching local interisland transportation ...

hiked up to the ruins of World War II era Japanese hospital.

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:49 am

Last day on the island of Moen, dive gear put away, we take off sightseeing:

sitkadiver · Post by **sitkadiver** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:18 pm

Jan,

If you ever publish this, or even just print it and bind it in any way, please put me on the purchase list.

I cannot tell you how much I enjoy this thread.

Thank You for posting.

Dave

Norris · Post by **Norris** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:27 pm

sitkadiver wrote:Jan,

If you ever publish this, or even just print it and bind it in any way, please put me on the purchase list.

I cannot tell you how much I enjoy this thread.

Thank You for posting.

Dave

Im with you man. I have read every single post!

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:50 am

Delivering the Radiation Survey Report to northern atolls in the Marshall Islands
provided an opportunity to visit some places we did not seen before, Mejit, Ailuk
and Wotho, since their radiation exposure was minimal and did not qualified for
annual visits by the medical and scientific personnel...

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:31 am

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:55 pm

And back to San Diego and another ship. It is Egabrag III which will be may next headache, or joy

New job ahead requires installing new equipment.

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:02 am

Leaving behind the grind for few days, sea trials after the drydock combined with some R&R

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:12 pm

Jan K wrote:And week of wreck diving comes to an end, last day I was the only diver who
shows up on the dock at nine in the morning, the planning for the day, but
I got rewarded with two great dives on a great wreck of the Shinkoku Maru.

Jan, I cannot tell you how amazing it is to keep watching this thread go. I'm sure that many here agree.

I recently got back from Truk Lagoon, and the Shinkoku Maru was my favorite wreck there. I hope you'll enjoy these photos of her and compare them to what you remember.

Calvin

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:56 pm

Wow, your photos show something I missed with my little dinky strobe which had no chance to catch
the richness of colors there. Thanks for really bring back memories. Truk, my favorite wreck locality...

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:06 pm

New addition to our fleet ...

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:00 am

What is amazing is that today's average cellphone utilizing GPS does almost as good job navigating
as all this equipment being installed aboard the Egabrag III.

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:19 am

Photo shoot, Egabrag II and Egabrag III in San Diego Bay, November 3, 1983

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:42 pm

And the time arrived to cast off the lines once again and sail toward new horizons.

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:21 pm

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 12:48 pm

And the show goes on

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:34 pm

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:26 am

Back to work:

oldsalt · Post by **oldsalt** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:51 am

I'm impressed. A deepwater station in the Tasman Sea. That amazes me. I've been through storms at sea: Atlantic hurricanes, Arctic storms, Pacific typhoons, and even the enduring brutality of the monsoons while patrolling the South China Sea, but some of the worst seas in my memory was the normal weather in the Tasman Sea. I may be oldsalt, but you are saltier.
-Curt

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:14 pm

Curt, comparing to your experiences, I am but a greenhorn with just a little salt spray on his skin,
my trip through the Tasman Sea was a quick one, although afterward, the shore leave in Sydney
felt really good

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:03 pm

After the rock and roll in the Tasman Sea, the voyage north from Australia to Caroline
Islands in Micronesia was a pleasure cruise with mostly calm seas and nice warm weather.

And I got to do some more diving for fun !!!

oldsalt · Post by **oldsalt** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:29 pm

Jan: I don't intend the hijack this thread but the picture of the Japanese pilots remind me of a personal experience. While on R&R in Japan during the Vietnam war, I met a Japanese man who had trained as a Kamikaze pilot , but the war ended before he flew a mission. I thought at the time, "How bizarre that I am having a meal and civil conversation with a man who was doing everything he could to kill my father a generation ago." I wondered if my yet unborn son would someday have the same experience with a veteran of the North Vietnamese military. In fact it has. I don't regret my service, but I hold the hope that humankind can find a better way than war to solve things. I love both of your threads and look forward to getting together someday to hear more stories.
Thanks, Curt

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:45 pm

Curt, your comments are welcome. I know how fickle life can be. Growing up behind the Iron Curtain
and being told that USA is the enemy and then finding my new home here. One that I really appreciate...
Well, my travels took me from one World War II battlefield to another one :

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:23 am

On my way back home, I had few hours between airline connections in Japan.
Here is a glimpse of Japan - by a hurried tourist

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:06 pm

Wind and rain is pummeling Whidbey and keeps me from diving right now.
It is time to add some pages to the Memory Lane ...
When I landed back in San Diego, I found that while I was gone,
bigger helicopter was added to our fleet ...

Northwest Dive Club

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