On Tue, 17 Apr Bjorn Vang Jensen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>John wrote:
>>So after I read Viv suggestions that the 2003 NEDfest be held in
>>Pulau Redang, I started looking into the diving and dining
>>opportunities all the while wondering if Feeeesh had been there.
>>Well, after only a couple of minutes of investigation of the
>>satellite islands and dive sites off Redang I saw the island of
>>Ling located right between Pinang and Ekor Tebu.
>
>Bob's secret hide-away and negotiating prowess notwithstanding, I
>humbly suggest that an Asia NEDFest should perhaps target an area
>with better diving than Redang. Malaysia certainly a lot of more
>attractive destinations - some of which even offer gratuitous
>adventure excursions to some excellent diving areas in the
>southern Philippines....:-)

Dont worry Bjorn ... Pulau Redang was just my first suggestion. When you
came forward with Anilao or Puerto Galera ... with Christian backing Anilao
up as a favourite place of Woody Mayhew for uw photo forums the idea of a
NEDfest moved there. John is just a lil behind in the posting trail
methinks ;-)

I know nothing about either of these dive destinations so my first Q to you
Bjorn would be - would it become a travellers nightmare if you wanted to
spend say 2 weeks in the Phillipines - 1st week at Anilao & the 2nd week at
PG?

Here is part of what I wrote under the subject Re: where to go in june?

>Christian Gerzner wrote:
>>Woody Mayhew, an American I much respect who sells unnawata photog
>>stuff in the States, goes to Anilao _every_ year in about April.

Well, unfortunately we are a bit late for a April trip this year .. and my
leave credits are committed already for my 2002 dive trips ... so this
looks like a 2003 wanna-go dive trip for me :-(

>Christian Gerzner wrote:
>>Maybe we should make it a miniNEDfest as well as a mini u/w photog
>>forum fest.

How about we make it a 2 week NEDfest .. the 1st week for the photo-nuts ..
and the 2nd week just diving with the gang with lots of merriment on land.

Viv