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DISCUSSION ONLY 2015-03: SAVE THE DATES for BEST OF FIJI.... March 10-20, 2015 + 1 WEEK Landbased TBD


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#46 WreckWench

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Posted 19 October 2012 - 07:25 PM

Hey darling...that leaves early to mid Nov (as long as its before Thanksgiving) and possibly NYE next year or Jan.

We've established that Sept and Oct are too cold still. Not sure how warm early Nov will be but we'll check into it. Did I summarize the timeframes you can go ok?

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Posted 25 October 2012 - 09:57 PM

I'd be interested in both T&C and in Fiji "when warm" if they're far apart enough on the calendar to afford 'em (like maybe Fiji spring 14? That April idea sounded good!).

Also, is the Great Barrier Reef ever an option for the (far) future??

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Posted 26 October 2012 - 07:56 AM

I think people were hoping for Fiji in 2013 but you never know...if good dates are not available then we take them when we can get them.

It's looking more and more like we'll be doing T&C for Labor Day again so I hope to confirm that soon.

As for the great barrier reef...its been so over dove and the best boat option has 24 people on it which is a LOT of people. The next option has 36. So if we get to that part of the world again it will most likely be PNG which is still unspoiled and NOT over dove. People can then do a Aussie trip in conjunction with that trip if they like... but for now Australia is not on our radar anytime soon. We are just happy we were able to dive it a few years ago and even then the pollution based algae was getting bad.

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Posted 26 October 2012 - 11:53 AM

Fingers crossed for Labor Day!!!

My experience has been that the reefs of the Caribbean & South Pacific are far superior to anywhere I went in Australia & that was in 1986!!!

To date, FIJI has by far been my favorite place to dive. I could sense the planet respirating while diving those coral heads. It was the determining factor in me deciding to FINALLY get my instructor rating after almost 30 years of diving. Unfortunately, it won't work for me in 2013, as I'm already planning on doing 3 other SD trips next year. All Caribbean. And I cannot wait!!! NYE will be here before we know it. Hey, Kamala. Just an idea...any chance of bringing in the New Year under water? :teeth:

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Posted 26 October 2012 - 12:09 PM

I was really hoping to finally do some southern Pacific diving in 2013, but my 2013 schedule is shaping up to pretty busy; my other issue is I have 2 releases I have to support at my work, one is likely to be active in May/June and the other toward the end of the year; this is one reason I wanted to do Fiji in September - I won't be in a release cycle where I can't take VC; the other reason is I've heard the vis is better when it's colder; I don't mind colder water but I do mind having vis that looks like the Northern Caribbean

of course, I also have on my bucket list Palau, Phillipines, Truk, Indonesia along with Fiji

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Posted 26 October 2012 - 12:25 PM

Define colder...

I am not comfortable doing repetitive dives under 78 degrees. Heck I'm not really comfortable doing them under 80 degrees UNLESS we are talking about Galapagos and that is the best you can get. But when a place is known for delightful water temps...its hard to go there when the water is cold... i.e. 74-76.

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Posted 26 October 2012 - 12:38 PM

I would define colder as 70-78;

I've done a week on a liveaboard where the water temps were 77-78 for a week; I've also done repetitve diving in Maui where the water temp was 74-75; I did all this diving in wetsuits, though I admit it would be easier in at least a tropical drysuit; when I did the liveaboard, I used lavacore under my 3mm and was quite toasty all week

but again, 2013 is shaping up to be quite busy for me, so if Fiji doesn't happen in 2013 it's not the end of the world

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Posted 27 October 2012 - 09:58 AM

Count me out for Fiji...had to turn vacation in for next year already so if the dates are moved, I may not be able to make it. Our last trip to Fiji was the end of October (halloween costumes in Fiji) and water temperature was fine. Most places in Fiji do not have air conditioner so if you want WARM, surface temperature will be pretty unbearable and too hot to sleep. September is an ideal time for me work wise for vacation...and the same thing happened with the trip to Australia...

Perhaps better planning next time.

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Posted 06 November 2012 - 06:34 AM

Was hoping to make Lembeh in March, but not sure I will be able to make it this year... still working on it, but not sure yet. If not Fiji in early to mid-November sounds great!

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Posted 06 November 2012 - 11:21 AM

I hope you can make Lembeh in March...that would be sooooooooo awesome!!!

Fiji could be doable in Nov and its even been suggested as a week after xmas option. The more input we get the better... :thankyou:

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Posted 06 November 2012 - 01:22 PM

FIJI for halloween next year sounds great too!

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Posted 06 November 2012 - 05:45 PM

FIJI for halloween next year sounds great too!



Hey sweetie I just inked the contract for Roatan next year...but Thanksgiving is open and/or Nov, Dec or even Xmas Week. As Que says..anything late Oct and onward is great!

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Posted 06 November 2012 - 05:48 PM

Count me out for Fiji...had to turn vacation in for next year already so if the dates are moved, I may not be able to make it. Our last trip to Fiji was the end of October (halloween costumes in Fiji) and water temperature was fine. Most places in Fiji do not have air conditioner so if you want WARM, surface temperature will be pretty unbearable and too hot to sleep. September is an ideal time for me work wise for vacation...and the same thing happened with the trip to Australia...

Perhaps better planning next time.


Yes end of Oct was great when we went the first time. So when did you put in for vacation in Sept? And where else would you want to dive besides Fiji?

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Posted 07 November 2012 - 09:25 AM

One additional thing to keep in mind with Fiji, that I did not put into my report............If Beqa Lagoon Resort is one of the spots that is part of the trip, bull shark mating season is around September. That means that the bull sharks will not be inshore at the shark feed site. The dive guides said that there would be a few around when we did the dive, but, they would keep their distance and not be seen. That would certainly not impact my going back in September or October, but as I am not locked into any specific time frame with my travels, I would personally look for something at a time when the bulls are more active.

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Posted 07 November 2012 - 09:27 AM

Thanks for that feedback Ed...good to know!

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