Yes I have found some cheaper, but It would be as many as 25 hrs. from time of depart, to landing, with 4-5 transfers, more time waiting around, more chances for the airlines to lose your stuf. Thinkingabout leaving a day early and checking out the island before getting aboard.
+ Plus if it is a little more, I would rather support our great Leader, who foots the bill, for this site, and does all the work to get @!&% togeather for our fun.!! Answers our Questions, works out the Logistics of everything, Arranging transfers, ect. , Yes I do understand saving money is important to take thse trips, but without this site we might not be going at all or, would have to find a buddy , who could go , or pay the cost of going single.
This is only my Opinion, on the subject.
Sonny you are so sweet! As it turns out I'm passing the bulk air onto you all exactly as I'm receiving it. It is so high already that any savings I can get for you may mean the difference between you making the trip or not.
I have a lead on some wholesale air which I hope to have locked down this week which could be very attractive. But then again...it just depends. I have 5 major sources I use for air rates and again I do it as a way to help you make the trip.
As for supporting SD...the best way to do that is to take our group trips so I don't lose money on them and we show that the whole idea of traveling with other single and buddyless divers works. (Obviously it helps if you travel with us as SD makes nothing if you run your own trips off the board because you take divers away from our group trips since time and money are only so plentiful.) But fortunately almost all of you have been doing that! THANKS! You can also buy SD stuff like t-shirts, slap straps, the new Chammyz line we will have this week available and other cool stuff we will be offering in the next 30-60 days such as bumper stickers, patches, etc. AND pay your membership! Right now that is our main source of income so helping to bring new people to the site and having everyone pay their $25 membership keeps us going! And since I am shamelessly plugging here already...if you need any nutritional help please consider using my services. I am giving away my consulting services however I do make some money on the sale of the few products I endorse. Even those are very low so that more people can benefit from them as I'd rather have LOTS of HEALTHY DIVERS as my friends than the alternative!
Again thank you all for all of your support! Sonny being a self made business man I know you know how hard it is to run a new venture...but with the ongoing support of great folks like you all....SD will do fine! Thanks again gang! -ww