Dive Report Limerick
A group of keen divers were droolin’
For the deep shipwrecks of Manitoulin
The waters were cold
But the divers were bold
Such was their ardour – No foolin’
The wreck they sought was The Northwind
Each diver was suited and finned
But the shaft overheated
Their mission defeated
Near the wreck where their hopes had been pinned
Their adventuresome spirit undaunted
With dreams of success, they were haunted
Dick showed them The Buckley
Most found it luckily
And tales of wonder were flaunted
Their dive boat was quite an experience
Equipped with each modern convenience
Except for a head
Or a stove or a bed
It met all their needs with expedience
Back at the campsite, Green Acres,
From the beach came the soft sound of breakers
The meal was a winner
Til the gulls came for dinner
It’s safer diving sunk freighters
Local museum they flourish
Especially for diver-type tourists
Little Current’s the finest
Their treasures remind us
Of sailors’ sad tales and their courage
Run aground was the ferry called Chi-Cheemaun
Ending their week of lively fun
They hated to leave now
So plotted and schemed how
They’d return like the outing of ’81.
Kathryn Ryans (NAUI #7446) and Tom Cullen (NAUI #7080)