Comments on: Diving the SS President Coolidge http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/ Hot Food, Spicy Stories Fri, 18 Feb 2022 04:11:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.21 By: Sophie http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/#comment-157854 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 14:02:09 +0000 http://hotlyspiced.com/?p=16386#comment-157854 Waw! It all looks smashing! What a cool trip undersea to look for that famous ship & its treasures! Waw!

A very cool experience too! 🙂 Great underwater pictures! xxx

]]> By: Anna @ shenANNAgans http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/#comment-157496 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:49:30 +0000 http://hotlyspiced.com/?p=16386#comment-157496 I love this post, Charlie, interesting and the pictures are very cool. Isn’t it magical under the sea. (Little Mermaid song in my head now) I have done a couple of dives, but can’t go too deep, ears don’t equalise properly. I would so love to experience something like this, good I can enjoy via you. 🙂

]]> By: Debra http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/#comment-157076 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 07:05:11 +0000 http://hotlyspiced.com/?p=16386#comment-157076 What an opportunity! I think that would be a fantastic diving site. I really enjoyed the history and learning such interesting facts about The President Coolidge. The archival photos are wonderful. And you answered something I’ve been wondering. I wondered why I wasn’t familiar with Vanatu, and when you previously talked about it being such an important Naval Base it just didn’t ring a bell. New Hebrides! That’s the only name I’ve ever known, and like so many countries that have gained independence and had a name change, it takes me a while to place them on the map! I’ve been so impressed by Vanatu!

]]> By: Mandy http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/#comment-156881 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 06:40:14 +0000 http://hotlyspiced.com/?p=16386#comment-156881 What a sad tale of the Coolidge but what a magical experience being able to dive and see her today.
Have a super day Charlie.
🙂 Mandy xo

]]> By: hotlyspiced http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/#comment-156850 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 01:03:30 +0000 http://hotlyspiced.com/?p=16386#comment-156850 Thanks for letting me know, Eha. I’m sure it was a really difficult time in the nation’s history.

]]> By: Eha http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/#comment-156836 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 23:34:56 +0000 http://hotlyspiced.com/?p=16386#comment-156836 Thank you Charlie for all the great ‘homework’ – thought I knew a fair amount about the Hebrides, but have learned a lot more courtesy of you! Good historic photo choice also!!Actually I was there for a week or so just after the Independence: a really ‘dicky’ time as it somewhat resembled Syria of today [well, nowhere as bad!] and us ‘holidayers’ were taken around into the ‘dangerous’ areas of town by the locals barely daring to peek out of car windows!!

]]> By: Maureen | Orgasmic Chef http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/#comment-156834 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:52:17 +0000 http://hotlyspiced.com/?p=16386#comment-156834 I haven’t dived since I was in my 20s but I loved every minute of it. What a great experience and I’m sad you didn’t get to join in.

]]> By: InTolerant Chef http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/#comment-156832 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:12:50 +0000 http://hotlyspiced.com/?p=16386#comment-156832 What great photos of your undersea adventure Charlie! The clear water would definitely be such an advantage for tourists exploring the wreck. Thanks for sharing the story behind it- what a shame it had a tragic ending, but the heroics of Captain Euart are so uplifting and well worth commemorating indeed xo

]]> By: Claire @ Claire K Creations http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/#comment-156809 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:46:26 +0000 http://hotlyspiced.com/?p=16386#comment-156809 Wow what an experience. I never knew Vanuatu had such a history. I love how fancy things were back then. The photo of the ship in its glory days reminded me of Downton Abbey.

]]> By: Kari @ bite-sized thoughts http://hotlyspiced.com/diving-the-ss-president-coolidge/#comment-156805 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:08:07 +0000 http://hotlyspiced.com/?p=16386#comment-156805 My goodness, you really were adventurous on this trip!! What a fantastic spot to dive.

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