Hawaii in December?

"H Huntzinger" <{NOSPAM-rm_to_reply}rec-scuba2005@huntzinger.com> wrote in
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> Starting to look at a small ship cruise from Hawaii to Tahiti and might
> add some extra days onto the trip...probably on the trip's front end.
>
> Tentatively, we're looking at the Honolulu/ Waikiki beach area, so any
> advice for good/bad dive op's in this area would also be appreciated.
> However, if the water's below around 72F, I'm disinclined to drag along
> the full kit.
>


A cruise ship from Hawaii to Tahiti?! That would be news to me. Isn't that
about 2500 miles?


suds

"suds" <knowthebiblebetterthantho@foad.net> wrote:
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> A cruise ship from Hawaii to Tahiti?! That would be news to me.

Its probably considered to be a "seasonal repositioning" of sorts. The
ship is Cruise West's 295 foot 'Spirit of Oceanus', which is a far cry
from the typical cruise line's "M/V Behemoth".

Looking at its schedule after this Hawaii to Tahiti leg, the ship does
three loops from Tahiti (Society, Marquesas, & Tuamotu Islands), then
takes off for Fiji, hitting Western & American Samoa, Cook, & Society
Islands en route. It then leaves for Guam, hitting Vanuatu, Solomons, &
Yap en route. They all sound interesting .


> Isn't that about 2500 miles?

Close enough.

If you want a longer route, come May, she follows the route of the 1899
Harriman expedition from Vancouver, BC to Nome...3600 miles over 25 days.



-hh

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That's a lot of time just looking at water.

If your happy, I'm happy for you. Personally, cruises never have interested
me: all that water and nothing you can do with it.


suds

"H Huntzinger" <{NOSPAM-rm_to_reply}rec-scuba2005@huntzinger.com> wrote in
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> Diving's nice, but IMO, its not the only thing in life.

That's true. There's also sex.

> Just pack some 35mm camera gear in your daypack with your water, lunch &
> rain gear. After a few miles, it will feel heavy enough.

That's why God invented digital cameras. Even with the lamest camera, the
shots will still come out better than my underwater pics.

> BTW, did you get my offline note?

I did, but then had to run off to Denver for a wedding. I just got back
tonight and will duly pay it attention in a few days. I'm going to figure
out our exact itinerary during the long ride to Cocos later this week.

> Here's one interesting trail out of Lenk:
>
> http://www.suisse.com/en/navpage-Hik...ail-30029.html
>
> Consider checking out Lenk's hike up to Sibe Brünne ("Seven Springs") &
> don't ever be shy about using any local TI for advice, hiking maps, etc.

Thanks for all the info. I'm looking forward to having the time to process
it all. I also have a copy of Lonely Planet's "Walking in Switzerland", but
that's mainly filled with multi-day hikes. Due to the extreme misfortune
that I actually have to work on occasion, we're only able to stay six
nights. Since we want to tour the cities a bit as well, that's not going to
give us much hiking time. I'm probably going to have to settle for two or
three half-day treks and save the rest for when I retire or if I ever get a
hole in my lungs and have to stop taking long dive trips. I'll let you know
what I've chosen after we get back on the 11th.