DODGERS vs YANKEES - It's
already being called a classic. Even if the
Dodgers had lost Game 1 on Friday, it was an
amazing contest filled with drama, excitement,
and tension, all the way down to the Freddie
Freeman home run. And even Game 2 on Saturday
had a tension-filled ending as victory was
certainly within reach of the Yankees at the
end. Even if you're not a baseball fan, you
should be finding this compelling to watch.
We'll see what happens when the series shift to
New York on Monday.
AIRLINE WEBSITES -
Some are pretty good. And some are rather
frustrating. LATAM is falling into the latter
category. This is the airline we'll use for our
Easter Island trips in March. When we're
planning trips - or when you're planning a trip
if you do it on your own - you can have
everything set up exactly the way you want but,
if you can't get there, that upsets the apple
cart. It's even more problematic when only ONE
airline flies to wherever you're going. That;'s
the case with Easter Island as LATAM is the only
way to get there (from Santiago, Chile). What
was frustrating was that I'd check to see how
the flights were filling up and it seemed there
were 100+ economy seats available on each leg,
with the total fare coming in around $2,000. But
then I looked a week later, and the ONLY option
was Business to the tune of $9,000. But
experience told me there was no way that they'd
sold out Economy in the seven days since I'd
last looked. And sure enough, about a week
later, all the Economy seats were available
again. So if you're booking stuff on your own,
be aware that sometimes what you're seeing on
the website may not be reflecting the true
nature of what's available on a given flight.
EASTER ISLAND IN MARCH -
Our first week (March 8-16) is now full. But we
still have spots left on the second week (March
15-23). Easter Island, know for the giant carved
statues known as moai, certainly isn't usually
on a list of dive destinations. But I've enjoyed
the diving there the two other times we've been
there. It's certainly a unique environment, even
more so because Easter Island is one of the most
isolated inhabited islands in the world. (You
can see the 2019 pix here: EASTER
ISLAND 2019.) 25%
of the fish there are endemic and they've got a
pretty healthy hard coral reef as well. We'll do
2-3 dives each day (11 total). We'll also do
three half-day (4-6 hours) land tours so we'll
get to see many of the famous moai areas,
including the dormant volcano where they were
all carved, and we'll learn about what we know
and don't know about their history. So this is
one of those rare Reef Seekers trips where it's
a blend of underwater and topside stuff to see
and do. It's also a great trip for a non-diver
and that's why we've got both a diver and
non-diver rate. Diver rate is $2,775 (hotel,
diving, tours, tips) and the non-diver rate is
$1,945 (everything but the diving). It will
definitely be memorable and if you'd like to
find out more or secure one of the last spots,
send an e-mail here or give us a call at
310/652-4990. Here's a small taste of what we'll
see above and below. |