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RTB NYE: A place to manage GROCERY STORY STOP BEFORE THE RESORT for our HAPPY HOURS


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#1 WreckWench

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Posted 20 December 2022 - 06:52 PM

Hey gang... we have a special treat for you in store which is Pup the Scuba Cowboy! He got his start on one of our trips...and he wasn't even on it! Yeah we'll tell you the story and lots of fun cool facts about our VIP guest!

 

He will be playing during our Happy Hours for us (maybe not all but for sure some and of course for NYE) so we are going to do our Bonaire styled "Chez Neal" Happy Hour model for our NYE trip! Its a way to have private happy hours without loud music so that people can talk... and get to know one another. Its also a great way for us to talk to you about future trips we have planned and ways you can help set the trip schedule JUST BY BEING ON THIS TRIP AND PARTICIPATING. We sometimes even offer ways to 'lock in a spot' on a future 'sell out trip' when you are ON A TRIP as well as figure out new destinations to run trips too. On our last trip we had members asking about various locations and we gave the pros and cons about each for them so they could better decide if it was something they wanted to do.

 

So our happy hours are great ops for learning about diving...meeting the other people on the trip and even saving some money on the cost of 'getting happy' if you pick up a bottle or two from duty free and mixers at the store before arriving to the resort.

 

You can also buy drinks from the resort as well as mixers... so as to keep them happy too! And the resort will be offering loads of entertainment each night which I will share soon as well. All in all you are in for an amazing week...lets get started!  

 

ROATAN CHEZ NEAL aka SINGLEDIVERS.COM HAPPY HOUR:

 

We've been doing our annual Bonaire trip CHEZ NEAL  for over 14 years or so! Somewhere along the line we started our own private Happy Hours vs trying to fight a small, crowded and noisy bar.  Chez Neal was named after one of the guys that hosted it for the first time and then every year after that for a number of years... aka Neal. The name stuck and we'd like to try it out in ROATAN since its worked so well in Bonaire! :wakawaka:

 

How Does It Work?

 

1. We choose a location (the rooms by the Hawksbill Caye or other) and we meet there after diving to socialize, have a drink and either wait for dinner if its an included meal OR decide where to go if its not an included meal. ALL OUR MEALS ARE INCLUDED!!! PUP WILL ALSO BE PLAYING!

2 People bring the beverage of their choice as the STUDIO'S HAVE FULL SIZED REFRIGERATORS IN THEM and/or buy booze at duty free and either leave it at Chez Neal or just bring it back and forth with then when they come hang out. BOOZE IS NOT REQUIRED and you can BRING ANY BEVERAGE OF YOUR CHOICE! (WE WILL HAVE OTHER BEVERAGES FROM The LOCAL STORE AVAILABLE AS WELL! AS GETTING BEVERAGES FROM THE BAR!)

3. People buy mixers and beer at the local store ON THE WAY TO THE RESORT and usually we leave them in the refrigerators of the people who have the appointed Chez Neal rooms. (If we have no volunteers I will do it if my poor roomie does not kill me! ;) Again you can bring them with you when you join the fun. THIS IS A GOOD THING TO DO SATURDAY OR WHATEVER YOUR DAY OF ARRIVAL IS ...SINCE MOST OF US CAN NOT DIVE!

4. If we have enough interest we can collect a few bucks from everyone i.e $5-10 and use this to buy cups, mixers, snacks, etc. for the Happy Hours. Again not mandatory but if it sounds like fun then this helps to make it all work out. And 5-10 bucks is very cheap but should help defray most of the costs for the week. Let's just say its a lot cheaper than the resort's bar.  NOTE: THIS MAY NOT WORK AS WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE AND PEOPLE ARRIVING AT SO MANY TIMES.

 

What we need?

 

1. We need volunteers to HOST Chez Neal

2. We need volunteers to help get mixers, beer, cups, snacks

3. We need people to buy DUTY FREE BOOZE for themselves and maybe to share ;)

4. We need people to bring snacks from home i.e nuts, party mixes etc as they are hard to get on the island

5. We need people willing to help clean up after Chez Neal and/or as we go to help keep the burden off the hosts and hostesses.

6. And we need people to PARTICIPATE!!!

 

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE..this is ONLY a social opportunity:

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1. We are NOT a diving club with a drinking problem

2. We are NOT drinkers with a diving problem.

3. The first drink you have is the last dive of the day.

4. Chez Neal WILL close at a reasonable hour so that people can get plenty of sleep.

5. We invite EVERYONE to come by and hang out. Don't drink...no worries. Didn't buy a bottle at duty free? No problem THERE IS USUALLY TOO MUCH BOOZE THERE ANYWAY. Come by anyway and just hang out!  AND any extra booze is given to the dive shop staff... YEP...they love us! ;)

 

So who's game to join us? Please  reply below! :thankyou:

 

1. Kamala aka WreckWench (I will also host if no one volunteers to help. (Its a great way to meet other people and help the group out!)

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Posted 20 December 2022 - 11:33 PM

I will participate, at least most days. I volunteer for any/all 6 things needed, to the best of my abilities. Sounds fun! 



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Posted 21 December 2022 - 09:22 AM

I will participate, at least most days. I volunteer for any/all 6 things needed, to the best of my abilities. Sounds fun! 

YAY!!! :wub:



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Posted 21 December 2022 - 10:23 AM

My flight through Miami is scheduled to land a few minutes after you and Butch land, so I will be on the same transfer to the resort with you two.  If we are stopping at the store, I will contribute some money to something from there, as I will be fully packed and not have room to bring anything else from home.  If I can manage it, I will pick a bottle up at duty free in Miami.  Ed



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Posted 21 December 2022 - 01:15 PM

I'll bring several snacks and a bottle of beverage. 



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Posted 21 December 2022 - 02:47 PM

My flight through Miami is scheduled to land a few minutes after you and Butch land, so I will be on the same transfer to the resort with you two.  If we are stopping at the store, I will contribute some money to something from there, as I will be fully packed and not have room to bring anything else from home.  If I can manage it, I will pick a bottle up at duty free in Miami.  Ed

Understood. Bring the booze and we can stop for some mixers along the way. Others may want some sodas at cheaper pricing as well for our Happy Hours!



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Posted 21 December 2022 - 02:48 PM

I'll bring several snacks and a bottle of beverage. 

AWESOME!!! We truly truly appreciate it!  This is a FANTASTIC way to meet other members on the trip AND ZEN OUT TO THE AMAZING MUSIC OF PUP THE SCUBA COWBOY!!!  :wakawaka:



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!!
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"Imitation is the sincerest flattery." - Gandhi
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710 Dive Buddy Lane; Salem, SC 29676
864-557-6079 tel/celfone/office or tollfree fax 888-480-0906




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