Hi Ira,

Reunion is a pretty expensive trip, although I probably spent more than necessary. RT cost for the flights was $2200 CDN. You folks down south will probably be able to knock a few hundred off for the flight to Paris. The costs on the ground are pretty similar to continental Europe, and camping isn't really workable on the island. Room and board at one of the Gites de France worked out to about 40-50 euro per night, which really wasn't much better than the hotel I stayed at in Hell-Bourg. With 2 people, splitting the costs on rooms and car rental would bring things down significantly. I'm sure Rob and Joe did much better than me with their house rental, but I was solo and on the fast turnaround. Add in the cost of the guides, and it adds up.

Another year might give me a chance to hit a couple more projects on Van Isle :) Don't know when I'll be getting south again (maybe Freeze-fest?), but I did find a job opening for a geo based out of Greenwood! Hmmm....

Cheers,

Chris

--- On Mon, 6/7/09, Ira Lewis <ira.lewis@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Ira Lewis <ira.lewis@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [PNWCanyoning] Reunion
> To: "Chris Hood" <chraud@yahoo.com>
> Date: Monday, 6 July, 2009, 5:12 AM
> Chris, that's fantastic stuff.
> 
> Well done! My sabbatical is over and I'm spending my
> free time going
> through all the photos I took last year... will be a
> bit. Reunion is
> on my list though, especially after you, Joe, and Rob have
> all come
> back with wild stories and wonderful photos. Can I
> ask: how much does
> a two-week trip to Reunion cost?
> 
> I've started working again - don't know if you caught it,
> I've moved
> to Boulder Colorado and took a job with Digital Globe --
> you're
> probably familiar with their products from scouring their
> satellite
> imagery on Google. I like the new job, but I'm still
> amazed how much
> time working takes up!
> 
> I plan to come back and visit the PNW -- more Vancouver
> Island
> playtime is in order, just not this year. I am using
> frequent flier
> miles to go to Alaska for a week with my girlfriend
> instead.
> 
> Enjoy the start of spring in
> Vancouver!Come visit Charly, me, and
> Mike Dallin one of these days.
> 
> cheers mate,
> Ira
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:07 PM, chraud<chraud@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > As noted in the previous post, a link to the incipient
> trip report, covering
> > the Trou d'Enfer and Canyon a Dudu.
> >
> > http://www.clubtread.com/sforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31235
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Chris
> >
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