Minnetonka wrecks

[Terry]

                  Better then the skipper of the USS Minnow! You guys do make me smile. It was Roberts GPS that put us on them and the Sudden Impulse that kept us, well, not really dry, but at least on the surface. When we got anchored above the sidewheeler and I said to Robert, "I think were holding our spot", (with 200' of line out) turned out to be about as true as when Ernest M. McSorley, said, "were holding our own" when asked how he was doing as Captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 15 minuets before they all slipped benieth the waves. Lucky we only had to rehook once! It was pretty choppy Sun on Tonka, I remember learning that lesson 25 years ago in JPCRSP in Key Largo and the boat captain looked at the American flag crisply snapping away as we all set up our gear, and said, "lesson learned here Terry, is that when the flag is straight out, don't go boating" He was right! We came up 20 min. later to everyone already on board ralphing their guts out as we tried to climb the ladder. Not only did the dive suck, just trying to get back on board sucked!
                  It was cool to finally see a couple of the wrecks in Tonka, especially the Hopkins. After the 4th will need to get back out there and find the others. Robert I think we'll need to bring both boats next time to have a larger profile of flags above the water, least your flag anyway. Bring with Matt, Christi, Doug, Peg, me and you but I'd like to invite the DQ Lisa and the scubadog, (if he leaves that cowbell home), just to hear the debate about water quality and the consistancy of the bottom in Tonka, because there's times I've agreed with them both! Thanks again, R and D good diving with you!    Terry