Dive trip to Great Barrier Reef - Fall 2006

[Josh]

I am starting to work on planning a dive trip to the GBR/Coral Sea for the Fall of 2006.

I wanted find out if anyone is interested in making this long trip with me and my wife. We are going to book a 1 week trip on a liveaboard dive boat and then spend a week at a resort or something AZ'ish. What you do on the second week is up to you.

This trip is for intermediate to advanced divers only. Also, you have to be pretty gung ho to live on a boat for a week. This is not a cruise ship, the primary activity is diving (with a little sunbathing, eating, relaxing, drinking, eating, and then more diving). We may do the Mike Ball trip, but we're still not sure about that.

Note that this is an observation trip only. You cannot collect any livestock.

It is a very involved trip and fairly expensive. Please PM me if you are interested and I will send you updates as the plan develops.

Thanks,
Josh

 

[clownfishking]

I just came back from Australia, I spend a week in Cairns on the GBR, very nice place.
Dives are cheap from $65.00AU and up.
Everyone if you have the money should take a trip to the GBR.
Good luck with everything Josh.

 

[inkblue]

Would love to but am saving up for my Philippine island-hopping trip :smokin:

 

[bad coffee]

Think they'd let me go as the cook? I can't dive with my sinuses. But I'm looking forward to great pictures though!

B

 

[aaron]

The Mike Ball trip is supposed to be really good, Is this the one to the ribbon reefs and the cod hole? and the shark feeding? I have heard a lot about this trip, though i have yet to get myself up there to do it. If you have any questions about Australia / Queensland or diving up there i'd be happy to answer them if i can.
Aaron

 

[inline6]

Still looking forward to my Big Island trip for 2006.
Planning on extensive snorkeling.

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[inkblue]

i juSt want to see the naTive ladies! :afro:

 

[DEEPWATER]

i juSt want to see the naTive ladies! :afro:

Ink ,does it take you extra time to type the way you do
cuz im looking at how you do it ,its like shift letter ,unpress ,letter ,and so on ,,wow ,,that a PITA : :bigeyes2: :

 

[inline6]

ink,
u sure yo sHiFt isn't sTiCkiNg?

LOL

-inline6

 

[inkblue]

:afro: you's guyz juss jeaLous of my abiLity to be weird :lol:

 

[nycmat]

guys i love to dive. If you want the same reef like experience try the bay islands just south of the caymans. its real cheap to dive there and its very affordable. $12 a dive . THAT CHEAP. its off the cost of honduras and I had a whole hacienda for 65 a night. 1 american dollar is equivelent to 20 of theres. you get everything the caymans has to offer at half the pricew. but i am to say due to this setback i juest had i have to pass on the trip to the great barrier. great place love to dive there. DIve dont snorkel it is 10X's better. if you dont know. good luck on the island hopping the women there are very "pleasing" to americans. LOL.

matt

 

[aaron]

Josh I'm not quite as quick as deanos but i thought id resurrect this thread and post this link
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/8/aquarium
Just something to keep you planning the trip.
Aaron

 

[jhale]

guys i love to dive. If you want the same reef like experience try the bay islands just south of the caymans. its real cheap to dive there and its very affordable. $12 a dive . THAT CHEAP. its off the cost of honduras and I had a whole hacienda for 65 a night. 1 american dollar is equivelent to 20 of theres. you get everything the caymans has to offer at half the pricew. but i am to say due to this setback i juest had i have to pass on the trip to the great barrier. great place love to dive there. DIve dont snorkel it is 10X's better. if you dont know. good luck on the island hopping the women there are very "pleasing" to americans. LOL.

matt

Josh is going with his wife but thanks for the extra info

 

[clownfishking]

I'll be going again in August 2006 again can't get enough of that place.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

VeRy JeAlOuS iNk... HeHeHeHe LoLz J/k InKkKkKk...........

 

[[JWS]wasabi]

Josh that trip sounds killer. I just got my advanced open water cert in thailand but I only stayed there... GBR is #1 on my hitlist now.