They were on the road two hours later. Two trucks loaded with everything they would need left the compound with a pickup and trailer following right behind them.
Between Dirk and Patrick, they had the whole excursion planned: Special diving gear would be obtained from a man that lived near Bela-Bela. He used to be a diver, working on the oil rigs in the Northern Sea some years ago, before the big change. He remained an avid diver and still had all the equipment from those days.
Although a little old, he assured Patrick the equipment was in great shape – and since they had no other alternative, they had to believe him.
He would also provide them with a hovercraft, which he obtained from the South African Navy during a deployment back in late 2002. Although as old as the diving gear, i
