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For those who like underwater adventure stories

Posted by bnsullivan • 4/09/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Adventure, adventures, diving, underater photography

Last Fall, I did a multi-part story in my ocean/diving blog, The Right Blue about a series of dives my husband and I did on a shipwreck in the Red Sea, accompanied by some of my underwater photos of the scene. A lot of BC folks seemed to enjoy it. So...

We're now doing a new series about diving on a different wreck, called the Zenobia -- off the coast of Cyprus this time. This huge ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1980, and it is the biggest wreck we've ever dived on. The new series recounts the story of the the vessel's sinking, and our seven dives on the wreck -- including photos of what we saw of the ship and its very interesting cargo.

So far, I've posted two episodes of the multi-part series (illustrated, of course).

Introduction to the series:

therightblue.com/2008/04/diving-wreck-of-zenobia-introduction.html

and a brief history of the ill-fated vessel:

therightblue.com/2008/04/wreck-of-zenobia-brief-history.html

Next will be stories about the actual dives we did on the wreck of the Zenobia. If you're interested in true adventure stories, come and have a look.

Bobbie

User Comments

4/09/08

offendedblogger

That is so very cool, I bookmarked the blog and will be back for more.

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1. 4/09/08
  
  bnsullivan
  
  Thank you, Chelle. Hope you do come back and that you enjoy the story.
4/09/08

ender

post the next segment NOW, bobbie!

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1. 4/09/08
  
  offendedblogger
  
  No doubt!
2. 4/09/08
  
  bnsullivan
  
  LOL - I'm working on it... ;-D
4/10/08

ender

where is it??? where is it???

i keep hitting reload and it's not here yet!

AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH

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4/10/08

ThriftShopRomantic

Very cool, Bobbie-- Stumbled it, so here's hoping more folks will get to enjoy your adventures.

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1. 4/10/08
  
  ender
  
  no, no no! i can't see it. i hit force reload and "just" get the Wordless Wednesday picture - which, don't get me wrong, i really really like. but i want the first part of the story. why can't i see it????
  
  /me kicks firefox in a pique.
4/10/08

MadameX

Or even those who don't. I just wanted to put a word in here because I'm NOT a big outdoor/nature person at all, but Bobbie's narration and artful use of photography is really compelling...you just might DEVELOP an interest in underwater adventure if you drop by!

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1. 4/10/08
  
  offendedblogger
  
  I heard rumors that people like you exist, but I never believed it.
  
  Wow.
  
  I mean, I just couldn't imaging anyone can go through life not being a big fan of the outdoors and nature!!
4/10/08

bnsullivan

@ Ender - Sorry the next episode is not up yet. Things like sleep and work intervened. (Remember work???) I still need to plug in the photos and tweak the draft a tiny bit. It will go up later today, I promise. And when I publish episode 3, I'll come here and put the link on this thread. I'm touched by your enthusiasm for the story.

@ Jenn (TSR) - Thank you so much for the Stumble. I really appreciate it.

@ Tiffany - Thank you. When we launched The Right Blue last summer, we really believed that only friends, family, and other divers would be interested in the content. It's very exciting for us to learn that people who do not fall into one of the above categories enjoy the blog, too.

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1. 4/10/08
  
  ender
  
  WHAT??? it's STILL not done?
  
  dammit, don't you know work is optional? i mean i've not had to work since july of last year, so come on. i mean what an EXCUSE!
  lol
  
  (what? me? in a mood today? maybe it's cuz i'm STILL listening to the unicorn song ...)
2. 4/10/08
  
  offendedblogger
  
  Ender, is it time for the pancake song again?
4/10/08

bnsullivan

Okay, episode three (about our first few dives on the Zenobia) is published:

therightblue.com/2008/04/first-dives-on-wreck-of-zenobia.html

And yes, I've already begun to compose the fourth episode, but it won't be published until some time tomorrow -- just so ya know (@ Ender!!).

Bobbie

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1. 4/10/08
  
  ender
  
  OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
  
  FINALLY
4/10/08

ender

okay, i'm ready for the next installment now. damn those cliffhangers!

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1. 4/10/08
  
  bnsullivan
  
  Ender, you're a real slave driver!
2. 4/10/08
  
  ender
  
  heh
  
  this is why i would buy a month's worth of comic books (or more) at a time. i hated waiting for the next installment. instant gratification, baby. INSTANT! this is the web, fer cripe's sake.
  
  heh
3. 4/10/08
  
  bnsullivan
  
  Well then go look at my photo blog meanwhile then.
4/12/08

bnsullivan

For Ender -- and anyone else who likes adventure stories, here's the next part in my series about diving on the wreck of the Zenobia -- with more piccies, of course.

therightblue.com/2008/04/bottom-time-on-wreck-of-zenobia.html

Actually, I published this over 4 hrs ago, but just now got to log in here to say so. Heck of a busy week! TGIF!!

Bobbie

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4/14/08

bnsullivan

Here's the first of two posts about diving inside the wreck of the Zenobia. This is the next-to-last post in this series.

therightblue.com/2008/04/diving-inside-zenobias-parking-deck.html

Bobbie

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1. 4/14/08
  
  ender
  
  done read it before you even posted it here!
  
  waiting for more ...
  
  (wha? slave driver? oh puh-leazzzzzzzzzzz)
2. 4/14/08
  
  bnsullivan
  
  Yeah, I posted it last evening, just before I shut down for the day. Guess you caught between then and now, heh.
4/14/08

riverstyxxx

I thought the title said "Underwear adventure stories". Something is wrong with me, I know.

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1. 4/14/08
  
  sellytapgirl
  
  That's what I thought too
2. 4/14/08
  
  bnsullivan
  
  ROTFL - Sounds a little more salacious than what I wrote about -- but definitely has some possibilities. Hmmm. I'll have to think about this...