[MASC] Re: Summer extended club dive trip anyone???
- From: Caitlin Gordon <caitlingordon@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "stephen.fordyce@xxxxxxxxx" <stephen.fordyce@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:37:55 +1100
Hi All
There's a long weekend at the start of April (Easter).
That could be an option?
Although, the Easter weekend is usually an Eden trip right?
Either way, if it's then, I can get time off work!
Sent from my iPhone
> On 14 Nov 2014, at 9:57 am, Stephen Fordyce <stephen.fordyce@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Every year for the past 5-6 years, the boat has been away on trips ranging
> from 1 week to 4 weeks, and encompassing every state in Australia except for
> the NT (we even dived in the ACT, just cos), and I have been on all of them,
> and organised most.
>
> This summer I did look at running a massive and epic reprise trip to WA but
> it didn't end up happening due to lack of interest and/or commitment, which
> is understandable. With summer nearly upon us, I think it would still be
> nice to run a 1 week trip, as it really is pretty glorious to be away for a
> whole week diving in summer, and a great time.
>
> For 1 week, the maximum travel distance is really about 1000km one way to
> make it cost effective, which does encompass Sydney and Adelaide at a
> stretch, also the likes of the southern NSW coast (Eden, up to Jervis Bay).
> But I'm thinking that east Gippsland would be interesting - from Port
> Welshpool to Mallacoota, there is a lot of seldom-dived, remote stuff, with
> excellent chances for seafood if you're into that, wrecks (deep and shallow)
> and untouched temperate reefs.
>
> However I'm keen to take a break from organising this year, or at least step
> back to advisor. This is just a general email to get the ball rolling. The
> trip organiser gets many perks, including being able to indulge their inner
> control-freak, greatly influence where we go and what we dive, and choose the
> dates.
>
> Time-wise, January is good for teachers (but bad for everyone else - possibly
> less of a concern since Jen & Skanda are overseas now :( ), but February or
> better yet March will give more stable diving weather and warmest water.
>
> Price would be probably about $750 including pretty much everything, coming
> for part of the trip is also possible.
>
> If you have general comments, please reply-all for now (if it gets to be too
> much spam on the email list we will take it elsewhere. If you'd be
> interested in being the organiser then please email me direct.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
> (Old and jaded, but still prepared to spend at least some of my precious
> annual leave and limited motivation/energy on club trips)
>
>
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