Soccernut5824
New member
honestly the most beautiful thing i have seen. if you dont mind how much did this trip run you?
Just realized - I never posted any pictures from our trip to FSM
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SushiGirl
Premium Member
You have to actually read all the posts to figure it out LOL.
I love those sun corals under the overhangs, gave me some ideas for the next tank!
Soccernut5824
New member
sorry i missed the second page..
purdueav8r
New member
Thank you so much for your reply & for more photos! I've been checking back over the last couple of days hoping you'd come back to the thread.
Sounds like heaven to me! I've bookmarked your thread for for safekeeping. Now to convince the boyfriend that this is where we should go on our honeymoon. Ha!
Speckled Grouper
Sticks Suck!
I can't answer that accurately, I don't keep track of what we actually spent (maybe so I don't freak out, lol). But we pay very very little for airfare, which is one of the biggest expenses of these trips. My "other" hobby is strategically collecting frequent flyer miles without flying, which cuts off a big chunk of the overall price of the trip. I also do extensive research to get the best deal on hotels and cars, etc.
For our next trip to Australia, Papua New Guinea and Guam, we have confirmed tickets in business and first class worth $ 18,000.00. Cost me less than $ 400 for the 2 of us. And I already have enough Frequent Flyer miles for our 2013 trip which I think will have to be Raja Ampat....
purdueav8r
New member
You're killing me here! 
I looked at airfare & you're right, it's the lion's share of the cost. It ran a little over $2000 per ticket in coach, which I expected would be the case.
Seriously gorgeous pictures. I found an eco lodge on Khosre that was very reasonable, so airfare is definitely where the pain of the trip will be felt unless you're some kind of mastermind like you are, apparently.
Those worms are just fascinating. You posted another pic of those on purpose, didn't you? Haha!
I looked at airfare & you're right, it's the lion's share of the cost. It ran a little over $2000 per ticket in coach, which I expected would be the case. Seriously gorgeous pictures. I found an eco lodge on Khosre that was very reasonable, so airfare is definitely where the pain of the trip will be felt unless you're some kind of mastermind like you are, apparently.
Those worms are just fascinating. You posted another pic of those on purpose, didn't you? Haha!
Speckled Grouper
Sticks Suck!
You're killing me here!
Seriously gorgeous pictures. I found an eco lodge on Khosre that was very reasonable, so airfare is definitely where the pain of the trip will be felt unless you're some kind of mastermind like you are, apparently.
Those worms are just fascinating. You posted another pic of those on purpose, didn't you? Haha!
The Xmas tree worms where amazing, there was soooo many, I ended up playing with them, fanning my hands over them to make them close up, I could have spend hours....
We stayed at "Pacific Tree Lodge", google it....In my opinion better than the Eco Lodge (Air Con and WiFi) and a great restaurant...Room around $ 100 a night and food reasonable. The reason the airfare is so high, Continental (now United) has the monopoly, no other airline flies there and they can charge whatever they want.....
devildog999
That Guy
That last pic with the island and landing strip, is that the Marshall Islands? My buddy was a contract cop there til about a year ago and that looks like a pic of the island he has shown me. Great pictures
