Hey gang...I've got a great deal for Fiji in the fall of 2005 that I'll be posting before the end of the year! Now I need to know AND PLAN for where you all want to go in 2006 in the South Pacific??? And when??? Early in 2006? Summer? Fall? Usually Dec - March is the worst time for the S. Pacific...in fact Wakatobi is closed Jan-March.
So...is it going to be Papau New Guinea??? or Wakatobi??? or someplace else??? Let me know! -ww
-edited to fix the dates. -ww
PNG or Wakatobi???
Started by
WreckWench
, Dec 24 2004 12:38 PM
17 replies to this topic
#1
WreckWench
-
- Owner
-
- 53,634 posts
Founder? I didn't know we lost her!
- Location:FL SC & Dallas, TX
- Gender:Female
- Cert Level:DM & Technical certs
- Logged Dives:5000+
Posted 24 December 2004 - 12:38 PM
Contact me directly at Kamala@SingleDivers.com for your private or group travel needs or 864-557-6079 AND don't miss SD's 2018-2021 Trips! ....here! Most are once in a lifetime opportunities...don't miss the chance to go!!
SD LEGACY/OLD/MANUAL Forms & Documents.... here !
Click here TO PAY for Merchandise, Membership, or Travel
"Imitation is the sincerest flattery." - Gandhi
"Imitation is proof that originality is rare." - ScubaHawk
SingleDivers.com...often imitated...never duplicated!
Kamala Shadduck c/o SingleDivers.com LLC
2234 North Federal Hwy, #1010 Boca Raton, FL 33431
formerly...
710 Dive Buddy Lane; Salem, SC 29676
864-557-6079 tel/celfone/office or tollfree fax 888-480-0906
#2
bluedolphin
-
- Member
-
- 573 posts
Everyone knows me
- Location:Raleigh, NC area
- Gender:Female
- Board Status:Private
- Cert Level:Master Diver
- Logged Dives:296
Posted 24 December 2004 - 01:02 PM
Last half of the year always works best for me. April-June it is almost impossible for me to get away (except for maybe a day here and a day there). January- March is marginal but could be done, the earlier in the year the better. Just my 2 cents.
Happy Diving
Linda
Linda
#3
WreckWench
-
- Owner
-
- 53,634 posts
Founder? I didn't know we lost her!
- Location:FL SC & Dallas, TX
- Gender:Female
- Cert Level:DM & Technical certs
- Logged Dives:5000+
Posted 25 December 2004 - 10:11 PM
Thanks for the feedback BlueDolphin...and for noticing I had the wrong dates in my original post. The Fiji trip is Oct/Nov of 2005 and I hope to have that trip posted this next week. We need to plan for 2006 and the contenders so far are:
Wakatobi
Truk Lagoon
PNG
And other votes either for timeframe to travel or the destination??? NOTE: Certain parts of the world are impossible for our active military to travel too which is one of the reasons that we are doing Fiji in 2005 so that our military members can join us. Thanks for your input...-ww
Wakatobi
Truk Lagoon
PNG
And other votes either for timeframe to travel or the destination??? NOTE: Certain parts of the world are impossible for our active military to travel too which is one of the reasons that we are doing Fiji in 2005 so that our military members can join us. Thanks for your input...-ww
Contact me directly at Kamala@SingleDivers.com for your private or group travel needs or 864-557-6079 AND don't miss SD's 2018-2021 Trips! ....here! Most are once in a lifetime opportunities...don't miss the chance to go!!
SD LEGACY/OLD/MANUAL Forms & Documents.... here !
Click here TO PAY for Merchandise, Membership, or Travel
"Imitation is the sincerest flattery." - Gandhi
"Imitation is proof that originality is rare." - ScubaHawk
SingleDivers.com...often imitated...never duplicated!
Kamala Shadduck c/o SingleDivers.com LLC
2234 North Federal Hwy, #1010 Boca Raton, FL 33431
formerly...
710 Dive Buddy Lane; Salem, SC 29676
864-557-6079 tel/celfone/office or tollfree fax 888-480-0906
#4
densha99
-
- Member
-
- 42 posts
Getting started
- Location:Dallas (Irving)
- Gender:Male
- Cert Level:AOW
- Logged Dives:35
Posted 25 December 2004 - 10:44 PM
Well, being the Japanophile that I am (lived there for almost a year), Truk Lagoon sounds amazing. Do you have some good informative links that you could post for some light -or deep- reading? Thanks!!!!!
"I would love to be called a Wreck Diver, but really I am just a diver who is a wreck."
#5
AliKat
-
- Member
-
- 1,232 posts
I spend too much time on line
- Gender:Female
Posted 26 December 2004 - 05:17 PM
Truk sounds good. Its also very close to Yap and Guam, so could do multiple stops....And speaking of Japan, there is some great diving in the Southern Ryuku's; Okinawa, Ishagaki, Yonaguni (home to the sunken monuments).
Who knows where the military will and won't be able to travel by 2006!
Oh, and I hope Fiji will be before Dec 05. I will have to be back at work by the 1st of Dec.
Ali
Who knows where the military will and won't be able to travel by 2006!
Oh, and I hope Fiji will be before Dec 05. I will have to be back at work by the 1st of Dec.
Ali
"
#6
AliKat
-
- Member
-
- 1,232 posts
I spend too much time on line
- Gender:Female
Posted 26 December 2004 - 05:34 PM
OK. I found a site, but can't seem to get it posted right. The site is www.visit-fsm.org/.
For Truk Lagoon, the spelling on the site is Chuuk.
For Truk Lagoon, the spelling on the site is Chuuk.
"
#7
chinacat46
-
- Member
-
- 3,147 posts
I spend too much time on line
- Location:Lafayette, CO
- Gender:Male
- Cert Level:OWSI
- Logged Dives:1527(8 in fresh water)
Posted 27 December 2004 - 08:26 AM
I'll put a vote in for PNG since I've been to Wakatobi and will be in Truk in Feb/Mar of 2005. I'm sure those two spots will be worth revisiting but I really want to do PNG on ZD's birthday 6/6/06.
#8
chinacat46
-
- Member
-
- 3,147 posts
I spend too much time on line
- Location:Lafayette, CO
- Gender:Male
- Cert Level:OWSI
- Logged Dives:1527(8 in fresh water)
Posted 29 December 2004 - 09:11 AM
Just curious why this topic is under South America and not Australia and the Pacific. Any clues????
#9
AliKat
-
- Member
-
- 1,232 posts
I spend too much time on line
- Gender:Female
Posted 29 December 2004 - 09:34 AM
Actually, I meant to ask that myself...Gues WW got South AMERICA and South PACIFIC a bit confused??
"
#10
WreckWench
-
- Owner
-
- 53,634 posts
Founder? I didn't know we lost her!
- Location:FL SC & Dallas, TX
- Gender:Female
- Cert Level:DM & Technical certs
- Logged Dives:5000+
Posted 29 December 2004 - 09:52 AM
Alikat...you know me too well sis-tuh! 
Had South Pacific on the mind and saw "South" and went for it! Moving it as we speak! -ww
Had South Pacific on the mind and saw "South" and went for it! Moving it as we speak! -ww
Contact me directly at Kamala@SingleDivers.com for your private or group travel needs or 864-557-6079 AND don't miss SD's 2018-2021 Trips! ....here! Most are once in a lifetime opportunities...don't miss the chance to go!!
SD LEGACY/OLD/MANUAL Forms & Documents.... here !
Click here TO PAY for Merchandise, Membership, or Travel
"Imitation is the sincerest flattery." - Gandhi
"Imitation is proof that originality is rare." - ScubaHawk
SingleDivers.com...often imitated...never duplicated!
Kamala Shadduck c/o SingleDivers.com LLC
2234 North Federal Hwy, #1010 Boca Raton, FL 33431
formerly...
710 Dive Buddy Lane; Salem, SC 29676
864-557-6079 tel/celfone/office or tollfree fax 888-480-0906
#11
drbill
-
- SD Partners
-
- 4,486 posts
I spend too much time on line
- Location:10-200 feet under, Santa Catalina Island
- Gender:Male
- Cert Level:Rescue
- Logged Dives:who's counting, definitely four digits
Posted 29 December 2004 - 12:44 PM
PNG sure sounds tempting to me. One of my former high school students spent years diving the world and said the one place he would go back to in a heartbeat is PNG.
Dr. Bill
Dr. Bill
#12
Johnagain
-
- Charter Member
-
- 26 posts
Getting started
- Location:Lynchburg, Virginia
- Gender:Male
- Cert Level:Like a ROCK ????
- Logged Dives:?????
Posted 29 December 2004 - 01:27 PM
Hi Folks, 
For anyone intrested in some facts about PNG, or anyplace else for that matter, check out http://cia.gov/cia/p...ok/geos/pp.html A wealth of info can be found here.
great trips!
John
For anyone intrested in some facts about PNG, or anyplace else for that matter, check out http://cia.gov/cia/p...ok/geos/pp.html A wealth of info can be found here.
great trips!
John
You never get into an argument with an idiot, because they only bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
#13
WreckWench
-
- Owner
-
- 53,634 posts
Founder? I didn't know we lost her!
- Location:FL SC & Dallas, TX
- Gender:Female
- Cert Level:DM & Technical certs
- Logged Dives:5000+
Posted 29 December 2004 - 03:23 PM
Oooooh Dr Bill...that sounds like a challenge! We have finally found a destination that you have not been too and would consider going too! LOL!!! -wwPNG sure sounds tempting to me. One of my former high school students spent years diving the world and said the one place he would go back to in a heartbeat is PNG.
Dr. Bill
I understand Wakatobi is fantastic and of course being into wrecks like I am...Truk is high on my list. I guess you all have to help make the decision. While we are at it...liveaboard...liveaboard/land combo....or all land based diving????
Contact me directly at Kamala@SingleDivers.com for your private or group travel needs or 864-557-6079 AND don't miss SD's 2018-2021 Trips! ....here! Most are once in a lifetime opportunities...don't miss the chance to go!!
SD LEGACY/OLD/MANUAL Forms & Documents.... here !
Click here TO PAY for Merchandise, Membership, or Travel
"Imitation is the sincerest flattery." - Gandhi
"Imitation is proof that originality is rare." - ScubaHawk
SingleDivers.com...often imitated...never duplicated!
Kamala Shadduck c/o SingleDivers.com LLC
2234 North Federal Hwy, #1010 Boca Raton, FL 33431
formerly...
710 Dive Buddy Lane; Salem, SC 29676
864-557-6079 tel/celfone/office or tollfree fax 888-480-0906
#14
chinacat46
-
- Member
-
- 3,147 posts
I spend too much time on line
- Location:Lafayette, CO
- Gender:Male
- Cert Level:OWSI
- Logged Dives:1527(8 in fresh water)
Posted 29 December 2004 - 05:46 PM
If PNG or Truk I'd vote for a liveaboard. Wakatobi is land based but 3 boat dives a day and unlimited shore dives(they taxi you to different spots too!).
#15
maninthesea
-
- Member
-
- 501 posts
Everyone knows me
- Location:Guam
- Gender:Male
- Cert Level:Trimix and Rebreather also Padi Inst and TDI Inst Trainer
- Logged Dives:Quit that long ago-Nothing left to prove
Posted 30 December 2004 - 01:18 AM
I met one of the Wakatobi owners at a party during dema this year. I was not to impressed. He seemed kind of a scammer. Truk Lagoon on the other hand is in my back yard. Who know's maybe I can schedule some buisness down there when you go. I have a tenitive trip planned for June or July with a friend from the states. Of course as I told you before WW. IF you are going to Truk (Chuuk) let me know. I have good contacts there.
If I meet up with you all Ill show you my secret stash of mophine!
Cheers
Jim
If I meet up with you all Ill show you my secret stash of mophine!
Cheers
Jim
Tip of the day- Never suck on a loaded gun!
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users
