Terrific, Bill!! Uh... that you are off on the 23rd, not about your reg. I am sure they can take care of it though.
I got my new wetsuit in today! That means I can break it in over the 23rd.
Actually, the liveaboard trip is fairly nominal all things considered. 4 nights, and days of diving, eating , diving, eating, sleep, dive, eat all for $735. I have a saving plan that I take money from every payperiod and deposit into the Credit Union so I save ahead for these trips. That is the only way I could afford it. I sort of had to just bite the bullet and make myself save the money when I figured out I would not get to do any boat diving any other way. I also, save enough so that I can take one week vacation diving somewhere too. So, far it has worked out well for me. I am ahead on my savings right now and ready to start planning 2005 dive trips. Basically, I am budgeted for $4000.00 for dive trips, if I can keep it under that even better that way if something comes up like the dive of a lifetime I will have it to go with. I absolutely do not touch that account for anything else either.
Now, this did not happen over night it has taken me a couple of years to save up this little nest egg, but it is sure worth it. It is to the point now that when I take out like for this liveaboard that by Christmas I will have already recouped on my deposits. Isn't that cool or what? Of course I do have some other advantages, like no more mortgage payments or car loan payments so that helps.
Oh, well ain't life great. We have to work, to live and then there is this little problem called diving that costs so much that we have to work even more to enjoy just a few minutes of pure pleasure in that water environment. :doh: