My BOAT has finally come in!!!!!

: My BOAT has finally come in!!!!!

Wow, Loren! That is a dream win. Traveling in style to the Great Barrier Reef! You are sooo lucky and I am happy for you. Congrats big time! :smt001 :smt001
 
: My BOAT has finally come in!!!!!

:smt001 An Absolutely Wonderful Win! Enjoy your trip. :smt001 If you need company, I'm sure you could find someone here at SA to join you.... :smt002
 
: My BOAT has finally come in!!!!!

You Ship really came in . Congrats Congrats Enjoy enjoy :smt005 tears of joy
 
: My BOAT has finally come in!!!!!

Great win I hope you enjoy your trip down under have a great time enjoy every moment.
 
: My BOAT has finally come in!!!!!

Congrats!!! Just did a dive in Roatan Hondouras(second largest reef) on a trip we won and it was GREAT...I am sure your trip will be even better!!ENJOY
 
:wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:

Good morning bouys and gurlz,

Just to bring ya'll up to date. When you last heard I had talked to Mr. Jon Davy from TUSA in California which sponsored the sweep. He had told me I won and that was about it. :scratch: Waited a week, heard nothing else, sent a email to the Spirit of Freedom folks, waited another week, no reply, the winner was never posted on any of their web sites.....

Well, needless to so say, I guess I started to get twitchy. Decided to search out some info for myself! Determined to find out who actually owned the boat, I ran accross a reference in a search that TUSADive in Cairns actually owned the boat. I sent them an e-mail with a copy of the previous one.

And then surprise, surprise: A very nice lady named Trina got in touch with me. She was full of helpfulness and information! During the last two days, between us, we were able to totally put together the whole trip! I gave her my suggested flights, and she is taking care of all the rest with Queensland Tourism USA, and Qantas. Looks like all I have to do is sit and watch now! Since I am not a certified diver, they are also helping me try to wiggle my way into getting "free" dive classes at our local dive shop here in Friday Harbor.

Many Kudos to Ms. Trina at TUSADive in Cairns Australia!

:thewave:

We will be leaving Seattle on the 9th of September for our trip to "Oz". We will be picked up at the Airport in Cairns and brought to the hotel at no cost. Thanks to the wonderful flexibility of Ms.Trina, I will be doing the full 7 days on the boat while Judy, my landlady who doesn't really do water, will do only 3 days on boat then be flown back to Cairns where 3 additional nights at the hotel will be provided, and 4 snorkeling day-trips provided if she so desires. ALL AT NO ADDITIONAL COST!

And the best part? They finally got my name up on the web site!

http://www.spiritoffreedom.com.au/diveintoaustralia.htm

Proofs in the pudding!

Fill ya in as stuff happens!

Loren
 
And you get free rent for how long???? I am still jealous :cry:
 
Just another update!

Finally jumped through the final hurdle! MAN!!! What a process!! Over the last 30! days, I have now been in contact with 7 different people! (they were all wonderful!) Love that Aussie accent! So, following, is the email that slams this zipper shut. I will start a new thread under "Trip Wins" once we get going. I will be sending daily updates and pics as the trip progresses. right now I am soooooo burned out. Glad this is now all arranged! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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OHHH, I forgot to mention: If there are seats in first class/business class we will automatically get upgraded!!!!! OUCH!!! That is better than the blonde I met in high school!!!!! :laughing:
 
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