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Taking the Tide Where It Serves
- Narrated by: Dave Adamson
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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Summary
Dave’s narrates his autobiography, which tells how, from simple beginnings, he manages to serve an apprenticeship in engineering, before deciding it wasn’t for him and embarking on an adventure underwater. Firstly, with a bunch of friends salvaging scrap metal from shipwrecks, before blagging his way into the world of offshore oilfield deep diving. It was intended to be a short-term thing to make the deposit on a house and turned into 40 years in the industry, culminating in becoming the offshore manager of some major oilfield construction projects around the world.
Dave takes us through his life’s journey, near-death experience, and involvement with several major incidents. He explains how it feels to live part of your life in the claustrophobic environment of a saturation diver and reflects on some of the politics and events that occurred in this unique industry. He reflects on life’s lessons as they presented themselves. The book is interspersed with anecdotes and amusing tales of and from the people he met along the way, characters, who come alive with their witty asides, and darkly comic humor. Away from work, Dave and his wife, Marion, travel the world together, and their travels are heady and packed with adventure, as they ski, kayak, and dive in idyllic locations. Whether bungee jumping in New Zealand or cycling across Central America, Dave and Marion are never afraid to take on a challenge.
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- R
- 02-05-22
Carried by the tide..
Dave's life's story is rich, honest, and woven in with tales of the shifting frontiers of commercial diving, the east Yorkshire coast, and his many passions.
At the centre of it, Dave's warmth and positive sense of taking all opportunity for adventure and making the best of life's tides stand out.
His reading brings each line to life. Thoroughly recommended.
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- Rudi Lewis
- 02-03-22
Thoroughly enjoyed every minute
This book tells the story of just how far humble beginnings can take you. The author describes how school hadn’t worked for them, but by establishing a good name for himself managed to have a thriving career as a diver. This is a Yorkshireman’s story, and hearing it read by the author really added to that, hearing of amazing adventures in Yorkshire tones was super - I particularly enjoyed hearing the author sing I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts…’ when describing a tale from a wreck lost at sea. Great book!
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