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"The Purposeful Adventurer" part of the new memoir Don't Blow Yourself Up covers Homer Hickam's adventures underseas including his diving on the World War II U-boats U-352 and U-85 discovered off North Carolina's Outer Banks. His primary dive companion on many of these dives was Army Captain Dave Todd.
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| Diver Dave Todd inspects the U-352 tower. I had placed our scooter in the open hatch after exhausting its batteries |
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| Diver Dave Todd inspects the hold of a World War II torpedoed freighter |
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| Conning tower of the U-85 off Cape Hatteras |
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| Homer Hickam and Dave Todd with scuba gear to dive World War II U-boats and other wrecks |
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| Divers Dave Todd and Homer Hickam |
Homer's other diving adventures carried him to Isla de Guanaja in Honduras. His main companion for these dives was his girlfriend Linda Terry (LT). his good buddy Carl Spurlock often went along.
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| Neysa Holland, Carl Spurlock, Homer Hickam, Linda Terry (LT) treasure hunting on Guanaja |
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| Casa Sobre del Mar, our home away from home in Guanaja. It was built and owned by Ivey Garrett. Sadly, it was destroyed by Hurricane Mitch. |
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| A long climb but worth it - the waterfall in Guanaja |
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| Carl Spurlock, Linda Terry (LT), and Homer Hickam at the UAT |
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| Linda took this shot of Homer Hickam looking up at black coral while visiting the Cochinos in Honduras |
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| The slate used during Homer Hickam's emergency decompression in Guanaja |
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| The back of the slate used during the emergency decompression |
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| A view of Homer Hickam's beach on Guanaja, Honduras. |
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| Our wonderful divemaster in Guanaja - Gilbert Wood |
