Nothing
like being without hot water in one's
apartment for three days (which was
fortunately resolved Sunday afternoon) .
. .
INDONESIA TRIP IN OCTOBER IS FULL -
It's an embarrassment of riches. I
figured we'd end up with 10 people. We
went from 5 to 16 almost overnight so
I'm closing off the trip. Happy to put
you on a waiting list if you like. The
other option is . . .
HOW ABOUT 2023? -
I normally don't like to book trips too
far ahead. I rarely plan more than 12
months out. But there seems to have been
enough interest in this trip that I'm
wiling to do it again in 2023. Our
"traditional" time to go dive with our
friends at Murex in Manado is July so
that's sort of the time-frame I'm
thinking of. If you're interested in
that, let me know and we'll see what's
what. But the response I got for this
trip certainly seems to bear out what
I've said before in that there's a
tremendous pent-up demand to go diving
now that the world is starting to open
up again and I'm happy to be someone who
can help satisfy that need.
INTERESTING AIRFARE EXPERIENCE ON THIS
TRIP -
There are a couple of truths when
booking airfare these days. One is that
it's always a gamble in terms of should
I book today or wait until tomorrow? And
with oil prices so high, airfares are
also high. For the Indo trip, the
economy airfare on Singapore was coming
in at $1,478 which wasn't horrible. (I
think the cheapest we've ever gotten it
was around $1,100.) This was for the
LAX-SIN non-stop flight, which reduces
the overall travel time by a couple of
hours. And just about when I was ready
to tell everyone to purchase, the fare
suddenly went up by $200. But as luck
would have it, the next day, it was back
down to $1,478. So two of us grabbed
tickets. An hour later, the fare was at
$1,517 and a day after that, it was at
$1,819 where it has remained. This is
still better than trying to go Business
on these same flights. The fare started
off at an exorbitant (IMHO) $7,200.
(Historically, this should have been
around $3,500.) And just yesterday it
skyrocketed to $8,940. YIKES!!! So
timing, no matter where you're flying,
is definitely a gamble.
LOOKING AHEAD TO AVALON IN JULY -
We have trip day trip scheduled for July
20 and already have two people signed up
so it most likely will happen if you're
looking to take a break. We'll most
likely leave out of San Pedro on the
7:30AM boat. Three dives and we MIGHT
even have time for a round of miniature
golf since the return isn't until 6PM.
If you're interested, e-mail here or
call 310/652-4990.
SPEAKING OF AVALON -
The new location for Catalina Divers
Supply in the ground floor of the Casino
is up and running and really looks
great. Spacious, fully equipped, lots of
rental gear, and first class. And the
new floor is also very cool. When I was
over the other week for Dr. Bill's
memorial, I was able to spend some time
inside with my camera:
