Facts about my Middle East Trip:

Departure from SFO: July 26, 1998
Return to SFO: September 2, 1998

Countries & Cities Visited:
Turkey - Istanbul
Northern Cyprus -  Bellapais, Famagosta, Girne, Karmi, Lefke, Nicosa Salamis, Soli, St. Hillarion
Lebanon - Aanjar, Baalbek, Bcharre, Beirut, Broumana, Byblos, Jounieh, Mtein, Tripoli, Zahle
Egypt - Cairo, Sharm el Sheikh, Ras Mohammed

A. Lovely view of the Jackson Reef

B. View of Sharf Reef in Ras Mohammed National Park

C. Those damn Crown of Thorns, they are killing the reef

C. Wow, that anchor worked too well on the HMS Thistlegorm

D. I think someone left in a hurry when the HMS Thistlegorm sank

E. Can´t I reach the surface with this thing?!?!

F. I try to take the helm of this thing

G. Kinda like that Titanic movie

H. "If I only had a Brain"

I. Darn didn´t get him in the entire shot

J. Almost stepped on this Blue Spotted Ray

K. Well hello there

L. Is this color real?

N.  Looks like I used Photoshop on this one - but I didn´t

O. Hey fellas, look at this bone head in front of us?!?

P. Ouch - its a Lionfish

Q. Thats a whole lotta fish

R. Now if I could just get my wetsuit off to use the thing....

S. A cargo container gone astray

T. The exquisite Clare tries to get into trouble

U. Cargo container take-two

V. Well hello there my pretty....

W. These Morey Eels are everywhere

X. And here too... this one was about 8 feet long

Y. The big boy, about 6 feet long and 400 pounds

Z. Why are you bothering me?

ZZ. Another successful diving mission accomplished