Already my first flight was cancelled. However; I spent 40 minutes on the phone (on hold) and finally got a talking American Airlines person and I got a new flight out of Sacramento – so it’s an improvement – I do not need to drive to San Francisco now. I leave at 3:30 this afternoon. I arrive in Vanuatu just in time for a fire dancer’s show at Mele Beach. I will take a photo of the fire dancers and sent it as it was why I did fire dancers at my retirement party. Then Saturday I hit the water and have two dives scheduled in Port Vila and then a walk in the park as the locals have a Christmas light show this weekend.
That’s about it for plans I really only have the first week worked out after that it’s very flexible.
I have too much luggage; 80 pounds total. 20 pounds of it is all electronic stuff (computer, GoPro, camera, iphone, binoculars, cables, underwater housing). The first time I went to Vanuatu (30 years ago) my total gear was all in one bag and likely only 35 pounds. Now I have a duffel bag of dive gear (40) pounds, a small suitcase (20 pounds) and my daypack (another 20 pounds). I keep finding more things to add and I then tell myself I have too much luggage. But 5 months is a long time for only 4 outfits total. I will be interested to see what I return home with!
