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PLANES, BOATS & VANS SATURDAY, 22 MARCH 2014
The group meets up at O'Hare Airport, Chicago . . . l to r: Nicole Copp, Tom Plfeeger, Marcia Plfeeger, Brian Vacareo, Lars Roalkvan, Donna Gayhart [Contact me HERE to add to/correct name spelling] l to r: Katie, Sarah, Jim Toniolo, Carson Wilkinson (my dive buddy/room mate), Kevin Robinson [Contact me HERE to add to/correct name spelling] A smaller plane takes us from Miami to San Pedro Sula, the capital of Honduras Marcia & Tom On Saturday evening, Neal writes: We got here about 4:30 p.m. Utila time, 5:30 p.m. your time. It was a real adventure; the resort has its own ten-passenger twin prop aircraft. Photo courtesy Mimie Manahan
Why, you might ask, is Neal sporting the Roy Orbison look? He had cataract surgery in February; the right glasses lens is not prescription AND it is not photogray. So, when he is outside, one lens becomes dark; the other stays clear. He looks like a pirate when he comes inside. (Not only does it look funny; it's annoying to look through two differently-colored lenses)	Photo courtesy Mimie Manahan
And this is what the plane looks like on the other side . . . Photo courtesy Mimie Manahan On this plane, everybody had to flap their arms and jump up at the same time to get it off the ground . . . l to r: Ann Toniolo, Nicole Copp, Mimi, Tracy Mccafferty (sun glasses) (Nicole & Tracy are sisters), Katie Toniolo Due to weight distribution on the ten-passenger plane, the "big boys" got to sit up front. Carson was given the right-hand seat although he's not a pilot. I was seated directly behind the pilot. The final leg of the journey is by boat; we had to ferry over in two groups. Photo courtesy Mimie Manahan Carson the Boatman seems to be enjoying Neal's "look". (Now he knows what Santa Claus looks like, off-season.) We'll have dinner soon. Breakfast at 7 a.m. tomorrow; first dive after dive briefing and weight hand-out about 9 a.m.

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