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Beau Holcombe, Decatur, IL, July 2007</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table style="width: 90%" align="center"> <tr> <td> <p>Dear Island Ventures:<br> <br> On behalf of my son Beau and myself, we would like to thank you both so much for such a great dive week with you folks. Your &quot;No Stress&quot; diving theme is perfectly fitting.&nbsp; We enjoyed every dive and will certainly recommend to all our other dive friends to dive Key Largo with Island Venture Diving.<br> <br> Oops.....please also give a hug to Roxie as she too was a fun asset to the dive trips.<br> <br> All the best and dive safe!<br> <br> Best regards,<br> <br> Steve and Beau Holcombe</p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Frank and Amanda Bowman, Des Moines, IA, April 2007</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="90%" id="table32"> <tr> <td>Ann, <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>My wife and I would like to say thank you for allowing us to finish our SCUBA training in the great Key Largo area. We had a wonderful time. The initial diving in the lagoon was a mixed blessing for me. It prepared me for the last two dives in the ocean. Our instructor was professional and put us at ease with SCUBA. The next time we are in the Florida Keys, we will stop by and say hello. Again, thank you. </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Matt, Dave, Dee and Jenny from the UK,&nbsp; February 2007</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="90%" id="table31"> <tr> <td>Ann and Darrell, <p>&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Just thought I would send you a quick note to say thanks for the diving back in March, and thanks for putting up with us from over the Atlantic. All of us really appreciated the relaxed and welcoming atmosphere on your boats and the fantastic dive sites you took us to. Certainly the sites and experiences on the Duane and Spiegel Grove will live with us for a long time, and the stories we have been telling since we got back have made or diving buddies very jealous and rush to look at getting over themselves. </p> <p>Should they do that we will point them straight in your direction! </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Once again thanks for some great diving. </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Brian Bucklin, Naperville, IL, February 2007</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="90%" id="table30"> <tr> <td>Ann,<p>&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Just wanted to thank you and Hugh for the excellent instruction Tom and I received in our Drift and Wreck Diver Training. I learned more than I expected, mostly from the tips you and Hugh provided that were not covered in the books. This was our second year diving with Island Ventures and we will be coming back again as soon as we can. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Thanks for the good start towards our Master Scuba Diver Ratings. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Feel free to use my comments on your website. I will be back as soon as I can. I want my wife to take the Advanced Class with you or Hugh. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Have to go back to shoveling snow now. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Thanks, </p> <p></p> <p>Brian Bucklin </p> <p>Naperville, IL </p> <p></p> <p>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Adam VanGrack, Washington, DC, January 2007</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="90%" id="table29"> <tr> <td>Ann,<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Katie and I wanted to take the time to thank you, Darrell &amp; Hugh for a wonderful multi-day diving experience. It was a thrill for us to become Open Water Advanced divers with Island Ventures, and Hugh was a fantastic instructor. Not only did we feel always comfortable diving at the different challenging sites with Hugh and Darrell, but we also had an amazing time. Hugh was the perfect guide to introduce us to the Spiegel Grove, and we look forward to diving there again. And as for finding an abundance of sea life, who knows if we'll ever again experience a shark pass-by followed by a 6-foot free-swimming moray eel being chased by a huge grouper.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The patience you showed with us was second to none, and your willingness to help divers from other outfits at dive sites gave us even more confidence in your commitment to safety and the diving community.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Happy New Year and thanks for some of the best diving we've ever experienced! Please let me know if I can be of any assistance to you here in the District of Columbia.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Adam L. VanGrack</p> <p></p> <p>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>John Stanton, January 2007</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="90%" id="table28"> <tr> <td>Ann,<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you very much for making our week in Key Largo enjoyable last week. I really appreciate the personal service provided by Darrell, Steve and yourself. You run a great operation, don't change a thing. I will be recommending you to anyone that I know that is heading down to your area. Thanks again and Happy New Year.</p> <p></p> <p>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </div> <!-- #EndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="90%" id="table12"> <tr> <td> <p align="center" style="text-align: center"><font face="Gill Sans MT" size="2"> Island Ventures </font> <p class="style6"><span class="style2"> 103900 Overseas Highway - </span> <font face="Gill Sans MT" size="2"> MM 103.9, Key Largo, Florida</font></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center" class="style6"> <font face="Gill Sans MT"> <span class="style6">GPS </span></font> <span class="style6">N 25°08.630 W 080°23.910</span><p align="center" style="text-align: center"> <font face="Gill Sans MT" size="2"> Tel: 305-451-4957 <img border="0" src="../images/diveflag_sm.gif" width="19" height="14"> Toll Free: 1-866-293-5006&nbsp; <img border="0" src="../images/diveflag_sm.gif" width="19" height="14"> Fax: 305-453-0121</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style6"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Key-Largo-FL/Island-Ventures/224229474426"> Island Ventures on Facebook</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center" style="text-align: center"> <font size="1">Email: </font> <font size="1"> <a href="mailto:dive@islandventure.com?subject=Referral from Island Ventures Web Site">Dive@IslandVenture.com</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </body> <!-- #EndTemplate --> </html>