Trevor and I have been lucky enough to meet and work with some wonderful people in the diving industry over the years. We have made many lifelong friends and have many wonderful memories.
Sadly, the 2004 tsunami in Thailand affected many of them and had catastrophic effects on their health, businesses and livelihoods.
Recently a second tsunami has hit in the South Pacific.
Luckily our friends at Dive Savaii escaped unharmed. But not so for Liquid Motion. Ian and Vanessa are a couple we worked with in Thailand many years ago. Like us, they followed their dream and now own (or owned) Liquid Motion, a dive shop on Samoa.
Liquid Motion was completely destroyed in the recent Tsunami. Their dive shop ended up on the roof of the adjacent resort. I cannot begin to comprehend their loss.
You can hear a media interview with Ian here
http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/sep/30/samoas-swamped-typhoon/
Like the people I know who were involved in the Thailand tsunami, Ian and Vanessa spent the time immediately post-tsunami trying to help the injured and save lives. As they have basic PADI EFR Emergency Medical training they would have been relied upon for help and would have been of great value to the local community.
Despite this terrible turn of events, they are going to rebuild their lives and their dive shop.
As such, we are appealing for help in their behalf. If you feel that you are able to help or donate, however little, please see their website http://www.liquidmotion.ws/.
Donations can easily be made through their paypal account, just go to https://www.paypal.com/, click on “Send money” and enter their email address liquidmotion@ipasifika.net
We sincerely thank you.