WarrenZ
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It would be cheaper to fly into Houston it is a major hub. A lot of one hop flights to there. I was figuring in driving myself
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary May 2016
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drrich2
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Would have to balance that against the cab fare, I suppose. Like planning a trip to Santa Barbara, California, the question came up wether to stop at LAX, or take an additional flight to Santa Barbara airport (which I chose).
Looking at the Fling's online calendar (which didn't work on Safari on my Mac, but did in Firefox), I get the subjective impression the boat tends to come back & go out pretty fast? Might make the '2 consecutive trips separated by 1 day' think not so feasible.
Richard.
Looking at the Fling's online calendar (which didn't work on Safari on my Mac, but did in Firefox), I get the subjective impression the boat tends to come back & go out pretty fast? Might make the '2 consecutive trips separated by 1 day' think not so feasible.
Richard.
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I would guess that a cab from Hobby to the boat dock, 80 miles, would be on the order of $250 or so. If you could get one. You certainly wouldn't get one back.
WarrenZ
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Either way it is probably just cheaper to drive myself than fly 12Hour Drive is the normal for a road trip to the sea.
I thought they were going out of Galveston I was thinking about the $30 shuttle from Houston to Galveston.
I didnt see it was out of Freeport (I cant see an airport there either). How do people usually get to the Fling?
I thought they were going out of Galveston I was thinking about the $30 shuttle from Houston to Galveston.
I didnt see it was out of Freeport (I cant see an airport there either). How do people usually get to the Fling?
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They drive. Freeport is not any semblance of a tourist town by any stretch of the imagination. It is a refinery and shrimping town, and half of the bananas and 90% of the windmills enter the United States there. Basing in Freeport instead of Galveston keeps the cost down and allows for plenty of parking and a safe port to dock in. The Fling did not sustain any damage when the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall (Ike, 2008) hit Galveston.
cbm32
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Looks like I am about three and a half hours or just a tad more from Freeport now. I might have to seriously consider giving the Gardens a try
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It's an amazing dive trip. 7 dives in 27 hours, deepest we went was 95'. First dive of day you're allowed to go to MOD or 130', every other dive that day is 100' - we chose shallower to get in a little more bottom time. There is plenty to see without going for broke every dive. Long, relaxing surface intervals but it's a lot of diving in a short time period at moderate depths.
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