Kathy.
The creep is going to Honduras and didn't even invite us, Can you imagine the nerve of him?
Cool--I spent a month diving Utilia over Christmas last year - if he's heading there I have lots of unsolicited info ;-).
Just spent a few days on Roatan.
Thinking of heading back to Utilia for Christmas again if anyone is interested ;-). Pretty inexpensive - a basic nice place on the water costs $18 per night/diving is about $26 per dive.
Honduras doesn't have the biodiversity of SE Asia but it's fun diving - nice geology & the whale sharks on Utilia are truly outrageous!
You all are invited to SE Asia this summer! I'll be there 2.5 mos in places like the Philippines, Sumatra, Sulewesi, Bali and Komodo - I'd love some solid buddies.
It's challenging doing it alone & with insta-buddies (unless I find a solid partner, sometimes keeps me from doing the cool stuff). Gotta be on your toes. I do it all budget so it is very inexpensive.
After 4 trips to SE Asia, I have some DM/Instructor friends sprinkled around -- so may get to do some of the cool stuff after all!
With luck +/- 80 dives! That's pretty cool!
Maybe I am a beginner in a DS and in No Cal - but I can deffinately hold my own in SE Asia in a wetsuit!!