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Ghost Fire by Wilbur Smith, with Tom Harper: Book Review
Ghost Fire by Wilbur Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars I enjoyed the book thoroughly! It surprised me in being a novel about India and the American French and Indian War, but as usual, the master of historical fiction brings it all together… Continue Reading “Ghost Fire by Wilbur Smith, with Tom Harper: Book Review”
Executive Power! (Mitch Rapp #6) by Vince Flynn – Book Review
Executive Power by Vince Flynn My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book by Vince Flynn has all the stuff of the modern era: spies, terrorists, hostages, military insertions, and governmental intrigue leading us across the globe in the hunt for the king spider… Continue Reading “Executive Power! (Mitch Rapp #6) by Vince Flynn – Book Review”
Book review: The Wake of the Perdido Star by Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan
Wake of the Perdido Star by Gene Hackman My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed this post-American Revolutionary seafaring tale for its new twists on an old traditional sailor plot-line. Young Jack O’Reilly is at that late teen-age point where he longs to… Continue Reading “Book review: The Wake of the Perdido Star by Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan”
Book Review: Agent ZigZag by Ben MacIntyre
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal by Ben Macintyre My rating: 5 of 5 stars The stories that keep coming out of the Second World War never cease to amaze me! The recently opened files on Eddie Chapman have… Continue Reading “Book Review: Agent ZigZag by Ben MacIntyre”
Book Review: Power of the Sword, by Wilbur Smith
Power of the Sword by Wilbur Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am once again reading Wilbur Smith’s books as inspiration to writing another novel. This amazing work puts it all together in telling the tale of two rival half brothers, Shasa… Continue Reading “Book Review: Power of the Sword, by Wilbur Smith”
Book Review: No Man’s Land by David Baldacci
No Man’s Land by David Baldacci My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is not the Author’s best work by far. The thesis behind the novel is excellent and I was absorbed with that once we got to the actual story. The first 200… Continue Reading “Book Review: No Man’s Land by David Baldacci”
Playa Lagun: One of the Prettiest Places to Dive on Curacao
Playa Lagun is another one of those great places to dive on Curacao. A lot of people don’t go there because you have to swim way.. out there.. before you go down, or you’ll use up half your air over white chrystaline sands. So–… Continue Reading “Playa Lagun: One of the Prettiest Places to Dive on Curacao”
Curacao Scuba Diving the Tugboat Reef: a Weight Reducer? Plus more Deep Pics!
Diving the tugboat is a fun hour’s dive with lots of friendly fish to enjoy. Not deep, but great lighting! When you are 74 and can still lug you weights, tanks and gear into the water for walk in dives, swim for an hour… Continue Reading “Curacao Scuba Diving the Tugboat Reef: a Weight Reducer? Plus more Deep Pics!”
Glories of Curacao 2018
The Island of Curacao, one of the former Dutch Antilles, is a gem often overlooked by Americans looking for a week or two in a foreign country but afraid to travel beyond the English speaking world. You’re in luck! Most Dutch people and all… Continue Reading “Glories of Curacao 2018”
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Another Dive in Paradise-Curacao-The Queen Trigger Fish
Posted on April 28, 2018 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
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Just finished another dive this AM at Snake Bay, St. Michael’s, Curacao. Last three days have been a whirlwind. 2 Dives on Thursday, King’s Day Celebrations all over he island on Friday and one dive today with another to be done in about an… Continue Reading “Another Dive in Paradise-Curacao-The Queen Trigger Fish”
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