The Galapagos Islands - Steve Trek Adventures is now available for purchase. You can get your pre release paperback or ebook directly from my publisher at http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61739-970-1 . The books official release date is May 5th but you can get your copy early by using the above link. Thank you so much for your support!
Now to this weeks post.
Outside of the main character, Steve Trek, there are two other divemaster’s that play key roles in the book, Dave “Doc” Sighter and “Big” Jeff Hall. These two are Steve’s best friends in the book. Just as Steve is built with traits of real people I have encountered in my life so are Dave Sighter and Jeff Hall. Both Dave and Jeff are built on my two closest dive buddies.
The real life “Dave” was one of my early dive instructors and actually certified me as a divemaster. He is so funny. He is the life of any party he attends. I think as you read the Steve Trek series you will feel his humor, and passion for life.
The real “Big Jeff” is an amazing guy. Without a doubt he is the most passionate diver I know. For his 50th birthday, he set a goal to make 50 dives in 50 days to celebrate the occasion. I was fortunate to on a few of those historic dives. The real Jeff is an excellent cave diver. He regular travels to Florida to dive the expansive cave system there. He is very funny, warm hearted man. He loves giving you are hard time in a playful manner.
The three of us have made 50+ dives together, from lake dives in Arkansas, to ocean dives in the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean. Every trip we have every made has been memorable. Our trip to Monterey, CA was no exception. On that trip we dove the California kelp beds. While the water is cold the views are so different than the tropical dives we have made elsewhere. Huge Starfish, tall kelp flowing in the tides and seals that come out of nowhere to scare you to death! I hope that the characters of “Big” Jeff Hall and Dave “Doc” Sighter can live up to the real divers and friends there characters represent.
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