Diving in Palau

On 18 Nov 2006 14:45:33 -0800, "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote:

>We've been here 3 days now.
>Staying at the Palau Pacific Resort, and can't say enough good about
>it.
>

Awaiting your full report when you return, since I'll be going in February and also staying
at the PPR.

>Dove with the house dive op yesterday (Splash), and did turtle wall and
>Blue Corner. I can't say anything good about the dive operator except
>that the people are nice, and the boats are fast, shaded and have lots
>of water. The diveguides were remarkably mediocre and apparently they
>never heard of a dive lasting more than 45 minutes. From conversation
>held with others, the short dives seem to be a common practice.

I'll be using Sam's Tours. They pick you up right on the PPR beach so that
should work out. Hopefully, they'll do better.

>This place is drop dead gorgeous. I hate to leave, but we have to board
>the Aggressor tonight.

How crowded at this time of year? What's the weather like (ie. how much percip.)?

>Finally, we leave the Aggressor for a week in Yap staying at the
>MantaRay Bay.
>
>The flights to Palau were arduous...far worse than flying to Bali.

What route did you take? I'm going CO 99 EWR-->HKG, and then CS HKG-->GUM and then
GUM-->ROR and back. And how long is the trip in total? I'll be going for roughly 1/2 a month
door to door.
____________________________________________
Regards,

Arnold

On 18 Nov 2006 14:45:33 -0800, "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote:

>We've been here 3 days now.
>Staying at the Palau Pacific Resort, and can't say enough good about
>it.
>

Awaiting your full report when you return, since I'll be going in February and also staying
at the PPR.

>Dove with the house dive op yesterday (Splash), and did turtle wall and
>Blue Corner. I can't say anything good about the dive operator except
>that the people are nice, and the boats are fast, shaded and have lots
>of water. The diveguides were remarkably mediocre and apparently they
>never heard of a dive lasting more than 45 minutes. From conversation
>held with others, the short dives seem to be a common practice.

I'll be using Sam's Tours. They pick you up right on the PPR beach so that
should work out. Hopefully, they'll do better.

>This place is drop dead gorgeous. I hate to leave, but we have to board
>the Aggressor tonight.

How crowded at this time of year? What's the weather like (ie. how much percip.)?

>Finally, we leave the Aggressor for a week in Yap staying at the
>MantaRay Bay.
>
>The flights to Palau were arduous...far worse than flying to Bali.

What route did you take? I'm going CO 99 EWR-->HKG, and then CS HKG-->GUM and then
GUM-->ROR and back. And how long is the trip in total? I'll be going for roughly 1/2 a month
door to door.
____________________________________________
Regards,

Arnold

mag3 wrote:
> On 18 Nov 2006 14:45:33 -0800, "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >The flights to Palau were arduous...far worse than flying to Bali.
>
> What route did you take? I'm going CO 99 EWR-->HKG, and then CS HKG-->GUM and then
> GUM-->ROR and back. And how long is the trip in total? I'll be going for roughly 1/2 a month
> door to door.
> ____________________________________________
> Regards,
>
> Arnold

EWR --> HKG --> GUM --> ROR = 8059 + 2096 + 817 = 10,972 miles

EWR --> HNL --> GUM = 4960 + 3804 = 8764
EWR --> LAX --> HNL --> GUM = 8902

The latter is 1253 miles shorter than the HKG eastern route.
Why are both you and the bullshark taking the longer route?

Unless you plan to stop and sightsee Hong Kong, the airport
in Kowloon has little or nothing to see. I am in Hong Kong now.

-- Reef Fish Bob.

mag3 wrote:
> On 18 Nov 2006 14:45:33 -0800, "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >The flights to Palau were arduous...far worse than flying to Bali.
>
> What route did you take? I'm going CO 99 EWR-->HKG, and then CS HKG-->GUM and then
> GUM-->ROR and back. And how long is the trip in total? I'll be going for roughly 1/2 a month
> door to door.
> ____________________________________________
> Regards,
>
> Arnold

EWR --> HKG --> GUM --> ROR = 8059 + 2096 + 817 = 10,972 miles

EWR --> HNL --> GUM = 4960 + 3804 = 8764
EWR --> LAX --> HNL --> GUM = 8902

The latter is 1253 miles shorter than the HKG eastern route.
Why are both you and the bullshark taking the longer route?

Unless you plan to stop and sightsee Hong Kong, the airport
in Kowloon has little or nothing to see. I am in Hong Kong now.

-- Reef Fish Bob.

mag3 wrote:
> On 18 Nov 2006 14:45:33 -0800, "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >The flights to Palau were arduous...far worse than flying to Bali.
>
> What route did you take? I'm going CO 99 EWR-->HKG, and then CS HKG-->GUM and then
> GUM-->ROR and back. And how long is the trip in total? I'll be going for roughly 1/2 a month
> door to door.
> ____________________________________________
> Regards,
>
> Arnold

EWR --> HKG --> GUM --> ROR = 8059 + 2096 + 817 = 10,972 miles

EWR --> HNL --> GUM = 4960 + 3804 = 8764
EWR --> LAX --> HNL --> GUM = 8902

The latter is 1253 miles shorter than the HKG eastern route.
Why are both you and the bullshark taking the longer route?

Unless you plan to stop and sightsee Hong Kong, the airport
in Kowloon has little or nothing to see. I am in Hong Kong now.

-- Reef Fish Bob.

mag3 wrote:
> On 18 Nov 2006 14:45:33 -0800, "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >The flights to Palau were arduous...far worse than flying to Bali.
>
> What route did you take? I'm going CO 99 EWR-->HKG, and then CS HKG-->GUM and then
> GUM-->ROR and back. And how long is the trip in total? I'll be going for roughly 1/2 a month
> door to door.
> ____________________________________________
> Regards,
>
> Arnold

EWR --> HKG --> GUM --> ROR = 8059 + 2096 + 817 = 10,972 miles

EWR --> HNL --> GUM = 4960 + 3804 = 8764
EWR --> LAX --> HNL --> GUM = 8902

The latter is 1253 miles shorter than the HKG eastern route.
Why are both you and the bullshark taking the longer route?

Unless you plan to stop and sightsee Hong Kong, the airport
in Kowloon has little or nothing to see. I am in Hong Kong now.

-- Reef Fish Bob.

true...the return to the U.S.A. (New York in my case) is a killer for me!
Somehow, going out there isn't so bad. But if it is Palau, I would prefer
the non-stop flight to Tokyo from JFK and then on to Guam where I would
overnight and then to Palau the next morning. I've done it the other way via
Honolulu, but it takes forever and is much more exhausting. For East Coast
people, I think that's the best route to Palau.

Greg Mossman wrote:

> "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1163889933.378117.237850@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > The flights to Palau were arduous...far worse than flying to Bali.
>
> You think getting out there was bad? Wait until the return flights: two
> red-eyes in a row. You'll have jet lag from hell, I promise.

true...the return to the U.S.A. (New York in my case) is a killer for me!
Somehow, going out there isn't so bad. But if it is Palau, I would prefer
the non-stop flight to Tokyo from JFK and then on to Guam where I would
overnight and then to Palau the next morning. I've done it the other way via
Honolulu, but it takes forever and is much more exhausting. For East Coast
people, I think that's the best route to Palau.

Greg Mossman wrote:

> "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1163889933.378117.237850@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > The flights to Palau were arduous...far worse than flying to Bali.
>
> You think getting out there was bad? Wait until the return flights: two
> red-eyes in a row. You'll have jet lag from hell, I promise.

true...the return to the U.S.A. (New York in my case) is a killer for me!
Somehow, going out there isn't so bad. But if it is Palau, I would prefer
the non-stop flight to Tokyo from JFK and then on to Guam where I would
overnight and then to Palau the next morning. I've done it the other way via
Honolulu, but it takes forever and is much more exhausting. For East Coast
people, I think that's the best route to Palau.

Greg Mossman wrote:

> "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1163889933.378117.237850@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > The flights to Palau were arduous...far worse than flying to Bali.
>
> You think getting out there was bad? Wait until the return flights: two
> red-eyes in a row. You'll have jet lag from hell, I promise.

true...the return to the U.S.A. (New York in my case) is a killer for me!
Somehow, going out there isn't so bad. But if it is Palau, I would prefer
the non-stop flight to Tokyo from JFK and then on to Guam where I would
overnight and then to Palau the next morning. I've done it the other way via
Honolulu, but it takes forever and is much more exhausting. For East Coast
people, I think that's the best route to Palau.

Greg Mossman wrote:

> "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1163889933.378117.237850@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > The flights to Palau were arduous...far worse than flying to Bali.
>
> You think getting out there was bad? Wait until the return flights: two
> red-eyes in a row. You'll have jet lag from hell, I promise.