09-09-2008, 11:43 AM
Quote: (from the linked article)
"He's just 29 years old, but Capt. Shane may very well be the most experienced lava boat tour guide in the world. He's a second-generation lava man, son of a guy actually called "Bud the Lava Man," a maverick fisherman and scuba diver who was known for creating lava sculptures from slow-moving underwater flows."
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This is just bunk, but people (especially visitors) tend to believe stuff the local "legends" spout. I think "Captain" Shane suffers from the infamous "Crocodile Hunter" syndrome. He would like nothing better than to appear the fearless, outdoor, adventurer. He must get it from his dad "Bud the lava man". (Has anyone out there actually heard of him?)
I gave Shane the benefit of the doubt in earlier threads about launching his large boat at Pohoiki, but the linked story, his method of operation, and his exagerated claims of experience are just over the top. He's going to hurt someone.
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Quote: (from the linked article)
"Capt. Shane has been visiting the lava by sea since he was 3, and he's been diving on it since he was a teen. He's as comfortable with 2,100-degree liquid rock as anyone. At one point on our tour, he hauled a superheated, floating lava rock out of the water, cracked it open and pulled toffee-like strands from the molten core. He looked like a fisherman landing and gutting an ahi."
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Idiot!
"He's just 29 years old, but Capt. Shane may very well be the most experienced lava boat tour guide in the world. He's a second-generation lava man, son of a guy actually called "Bud the Lava Man," a maverick fisherman and scuba diver who was known for creating lava sculptures from slow-moving underwater flows."
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This is just bunk, but people (especially visitors) tend to believe stuff the local "legends" spout. I think "Captain" Shane suffers from the infamous "Crocodile Hunter" syndrome. He would like nothing better than to appear the fearless, outdoor, adventurer. He must get it from his dad "Bud the lava man". (Has anyone out there actually heard of him?)
I gave Shane the benefit of the doubt in earlier threads about launching his large boat at Pohoiki, but the linked story, his method of operation, and his exagerated claims of experience are just over the top. He's going to hurt someone.
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Quote: (from the linked article)
"Capt. Shane has been visiting the lava by sea since he was 3, and he's been diving on it since he was a teen. He's as comfortable with 2,100-degree liquid rock as anyone. At one point on our tour, he hauled a superheated, floating lava rock out of the water, cracked it open and pulled toffee-like strands from the molten core. He looked like a fisherman landing and gutting an ahi."
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Idiot!