I picked the choice closest to my reason. Its not the price of airfare but the hassle of flying that turns me off. We have our annual vacation coming up in August and for the first time ever we have no plans. We did cruises the last 2 years instead of diving vacations though we did a couple dives in Bermuda in rented gear. Would have loved to dive in Alaska but all that exposure protection and small cabin don't mix.
We normally have our vacation planned and paid for by now. The money is just sitting in the vacation account. Neither of us wants to deal with the baggage hassle of a plane for a non diving trip, let alone a diving trip. The prospect of dealing with airport hassles kills my desire to leave home. The aggravation is not worth it to me.
We've been talking about a driving trip, maybe hitting the UP of Michigan and seeing some of the islands in that region. We aren't even sure about taking dive gear on that trip, too much stuff to pack plus you have to find dive boats going out during the week that can take 2 people. Yada,yada,yada...
Basically for me its not the economy fragging my vacations its probably my own apathy. Its just easier to stay home and go to work.
Ber :lilbunny:
We normally have our vacation planned and paid for by now. The money is just sitting in the vacation account. Neither of us wants to deal with the baggage hassle of a plane for a non diving trip, let alone a diving trip. The prospect of dealing with airport hassles kills my desire to leave home. The aggravation is not worth it to me.
We've been talking about a driving trip, maybe hitting the UP of Michigan and seeing some of the islands in that region. We aren't even sure about taking dive gear on that trip, too much stuff to pack plus you have to find dive boats going out during the week that can take 2 people. Yada,yada,yada...
Basically for me its not the economy fragging my vacations its probably my own apathy. Its just easier to stay home and go to work.
Ber :lilbunny: