caribbean vs. Tahiti ?

Which has the warmer ocean waters for swimming or snorkelling ?

I agree with other poster, if warmth is concern they are about the
same....Carib is definitely cheaper. However, in the So. Pacific you will
find some spectactular snorkelling in the lagoons, much better than Carib.

"Myron Hanch" <mjhanch@sfu.ca> wrote in message
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> Which has the warmer ocean waters for swimming or snorkelling ?
>
>

I'd be looking for great snorkelling as well ... Is there a less expensive
island to go
for this in the South Pacific... Raratonga or Fiji ?
"M" <aroundtheworldd@*****.com> wrote in message
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> I agree with other poster, if warmth is concern they are about the
> same....Carib is definitely cheaper. However, in the So. Pacific you will
> find some spectactular snorkelling in the lagoons, much better than Carib.
>
> "Myron Hanch" <mjhanch@sfu.ca> wrote in message
> news:NHVWb.34542$Qa3.7864@edtnps89...
> > Which has the warmer ocean waters for swimming or snorkelling ?
> >
> >
>
>

Myron, I would highly recommend Raratonga....exceptional snorkelling as that
island is enclosed with a coral reef and therefore a super lagoon. The
price on Raratonga was very reasonable, however it was several years ago
before the US$ went down the toilet. Do check to see what the US$ is doing
in Fiji as well. For Raratonga it is the Cook Island $ however I believe
locked into the NZ$. There is a good self catering place to stay I can look
up the name if you like let me know. It was a townhouse with about 2 bd,
kitchen and a commual pool with kayak type boats for free use. Get a car
although the island is not that big you can walk here to there but
unfortunately here to there is pretty spread out. Best way to get there is
Air New Zealand out of LA, they make a stop in Tahiti....certainly a
worthwhile layover coming or going but extremely expensive. Recommend
Moorea there. Good luck to you.


"Myron Hanch" <mjhanch@sfu.ca> wrote in message
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> I'd be looking for great snorkelling as well ... Is there a less
expensive
> island to go
> for this in the South Pacific... Raratonga or Fiji ?
> "M" <aroundtheworldd@*****.com> wrote in message
> news:402d60a1$0$3103$61fed72c@news.rcn.com...
> > I agree with other poster, if warmth is concern they are about the
> > same....Carib is definitely cheaper. However, in the So. Pacific you
will
> > find some spectactular snorkelling in the lagoons, much better than
Carib.
> >
> > "Myron Hanch" <mjhanch@sfu.ca> wrote in message
> > news:NHVWb.34542$Qa3.7864@edtnps89...
> > > Which has the warmer ocean waters for swimming or snorkelling ?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

M <aroundtheworldd@*****.com> wrote:

>The
>price on Raratonga was very reasonable, however it was several years ago
>before the US$ went down the toilet. Do check to see what the US$ is doing
>in Fiji as well. For Raratonga it is the Cook Island $ however I believe
>locked into the NZ$.

Good point, in the days of the US$ slide. Much (most?) of the caribbean
is locked to the US$, though the euro-linked ones will look a lot more
expensive now.

--
Ken Tough