LOWER COLUMBIA CURRENTS

Commentary by Andre Stepankowsky

Former

Long-delayed dream

“I waited for this opportunity for four years!” explained Castle Rock resident Wayne Lunday. In 2019 he and his wife Jana booked a 7-day “live aboard” SCUBA trip on the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef for Nov 2020. Due to COVID- travel protocols, the trip was rescheduled for Nov 2021. For the same reasons, it was rescheduled (again) for Nov 2022, but by then the two were busy with the sale of their insurance agency so the trip was postponed again! This photo was taken aboard the “SpoilSport” dive yacht, 40 miles out from Cairns, Queensland, Australia. January 21st, 2023. “I left the paper with the crew. They enjoyed learning about our area.”