jfcl01
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Two thoughts:
1. Seems like you are tormenting yourself needlessly about some of the money details. The trip you've described so far-whether or not you do LOB vs. land based in Palau-sounds like it will run well in excess of 12k per person...maybe closer to 15K? More? So does it matter if you calculate that you'll spend 10-15$ more per meal if you do it one way instead of the other? This is an absurdly expensive trip (I know..I know...but I've done it 4 times myself)-accept that fact, and base your decisions on your feelings, your passions about how you want it to go. You're going to get gouged financially no matter what you choose (what a "terrible" dilemma to have)...and you will come back feeling super grateful that you went, and it wont matter that you sort of suspect that maybe you could have done it a different way and saved 50$ or 25$ here and there
2. If you go land based...or even if you go primarily LOB but do a couple days of land based diving...I strongly recommend that you get a neoprene dive jacket for the boat. Those are some mighty long boat rides back to Koror, and when it's rough...it's wild and very cold. The rides to/from Cozumel dive sites, for example, pale in comparison the the rides in Palau. I can do the Cozumel rides in cool weather with a fleece and windbreaker...I would have frozen doing that in Palau on some of the windy/rainy days.
There are several brands available, I have a couple of the Hyperflex neoprene jackets (think I got it off Leisure pro, or Amazon...I dont recall). I can send you the link if you want...I try to avoid posting links for specific products
1. Seems like you are tormenting yourself needlessly about some of the money details. The trip you've described so far-whether or not you do LOB vs. land based in Palau-sounds like it will run well in excess of 12k per person...maybe closer to 15K? More? So does it matter if you calculate that you'll spend 10-15$ more per meal if you do it one way instead of the other? This is an absurdly expensive trip (I know..I know...but I've done it 4 times myself)-accept that fact, and base your decisions on your feelings, your passions about how you want it to go. You're going to get gouged financially no matter what you choose (what a "terrible" dilemma to have)...and you will come back feeling super grateful that you went, and it wont matter that you sort of suspect that maybe you could have done it a different way and saved 50$ or 25$ here and there
2. If you go land based...or even if you go primarily LOB but do a couple days of land based diving...I strongly recommend that you get a neoprene dive jacket for the boat. Those are some mighty long boat rides back to Koror, and when it's rough...it's wild and very cold. The rides to/from Cozumel dive sites, for example, pale in comparison the the rides in Palau. I can do the Cozumel rides in cool weather with a fleece and windbreaker...I would have frozen doing that in Palau on some of the windy/rainy days.
There are several brands available, I have a couple of the Hyperflex neoprene jackets (think I got it off Leisure pro, or Amazon...I dont recall). I can send you the link if you want...I try to avoid posting links for specific products