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FACTS about the U.S. DIVE TRAVEL NETWORK ^TM
WHO WE ARE, HOW WE WORK, WHY WE LOVE this JOB ...

At U.S. Dive Travel we operate on a need-to-know basis. Now here is what we mean by that, amigos del mar. You need to know as much as possible about our personnel, our packages & our policies before you make a well-informed decision about any dive vacation you purchase. We need to respect the fact you're considering the expenditure of a hefty chunk o' change, for a scuba diving vacation or snorkeling vacation that is vitally important to you. Maybe a honeymoon, maybe an anniversary, maybe a week out with some old college friends. Your trips and dreams matter to us, in a big way, and we pledge to get the details right for you. That's why we want to make it easy for you, also relaxing & enjoyable, & user-friendly as possible, whenever you call us for advice.

1. OPEN LETTER to ALL CLIENTS:   To read a letter from U.S. Dive Travel owners Susan & John Hessburg to our clients, which details the company structure, history, philosophy of business & full range of tropical vacation services, please click on the hotlink here.

2. ADVENTURE PROFILE:   For a summary of adventure travel experience, you can read the professional dossier of U.S. Dive Travel founder & senior diving guide, John Hessburg. Please click on the hotlink here.

3. HOW the 1989 U.S. EXPEDITION to BOLIVIA (get this) ACTUALLY JUMP-STARTED U.S. DIVE TRAVEL !   In May & June of 1989, John Hessburg led the U.S. Expedition to the Bolivian Andes, specifically to remote eastern flanks of the Cordillera Real, then one of the least-explored sectors left in South America. Here is the actual spark that ignited it all, the key adventure by which U.S. Dive Travel was conceived. This is a fond look back at a life-changing expedition, 20 years later.

4. WALKIN' on the WILD SIDE of WASHINGTON:   In 10 systematic treks over 18 years, from 1979 to 1997, USDT's John Hessburg kept at the goal of hiking all 60 miles of Washington State's Wilderness Pacific Coast. Running from Waatch River south to Ruby Beach, this magnificent coastline is an American treasure, & the longest stretch of virgin shores anywhere in the Lower 48 States. Due to heinous bushwhacks & some dangerous cliff climbs over headlands, few folks have hiked all 60 miles. A hale & hearty friend of 33 years, Robert "Bonz" Shaw joined several of these epic hikes, the humor & living color of which catalyzed the early years of U.S. Dive Travel.

5. WHY WE MOVED our NETWORK H.Q. to MN:   In June 1999, Susan Hessburg & John moved our company's HQ from it's original Seattle base to suburban St. Paul, MN -- the best possible plan for clients & owners alike. Here you can read the Where, Why & How of this successful transplant of our network's nerve center. There is life after Pike Place Market -- & no four-month rainfalls in the Twin Cities, either !

Phone U.S. DIVE TRAVEL's
Reservations Office
in St. Paul, MN: 952-953-4124.

E-Mail Address: divetrip@bitstream.net

Internet Address: www.usdivetravel.com