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Old 27-01-2010, 12:52 PM
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Eclipse July 11, 2010

Anyone going to see this, esp. French Polynesia to Cook Islands ?
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Old 01-02-2010, 11:49 AM
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A total eclipse of the sun in a tropical paradise, and no-one on IIS is going ?!? I'm staggered, frankly.
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Old 01-02-2010, 01:17 PM
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Am pretty sure that there are a couple going .. cant remember who though
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Old 01-02-2010, 04:44 PM
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Some time ago Petra and David mentioned going to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) but I am not
sure whether they consolidated these plans.

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SWMBO seemed to be interested in one of the Easter Island trips, as long as we did the extended tour of Sth America. But at about $30K each I could have a RCOS and PME.
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Yep, I'm going to this one - my first total if the weather gods play ball! Doing the Aranui III cruise, picking up the eclipse on the last full day at sea, south-east of Tahiti.

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Old 02-02-2010, 09:58 AM
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Yep, I'm going to this one - my first total if the weather gods play ball! Doing the Aranui III cruise, picking up the eclipse on the last full day at sea, south-east of Tahiti.

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Hi Rob,

Good to hear and good luck with the weather on the day. A total solar eclipse is probably
the most dramatic natural spectacle one can witness here on Earth so you are in for a treat.
Many here will look forward to a trip and observation report should you follow up with one.
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Old 02-02-2010, 03:17 PM
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Hi Rob,

Good to hear and good luck with the weather on the day. A total solar eclipse is probably
the most dramatic natural spectacle one can witness here on Earth so you are in for a treat.
Many here will look forward to a trip and observation report should you follow up with one.

Thanks Gary, report will definitely be forthcoming!

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Old 04-02-2010, 10:18 AM
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Anyone going to see this, esp. French Polynesia to Cook Islands ?
Any particular reason for asking wavytone? Are you going?

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Old 10-02-2010, 04:37 PM
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This tour looks pretty good:
http://www.pacific-expeditions.com/v...ia_eclipse.asp

I wish I could afford the time (and money) to try and get to see one before 2012.

I'm not likely to be able to travel O/S for an eclipse in the near (20 years) future
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Old 12-02-2010, 12:03 AM
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This tour looks pretty good:
http://www.pacific-expeditions.com/v...ia_eclipse.asp

I wish I could afford the time (and money) to try and get to see one before 2012.

I'm not likely to be able to travel O/S for an eclipse in the near (20 years) future
Looks interesting Mike - at least you'd be land-based for the eclipse.

This is mine. (557KB pdf) More for the trip than anything, the Marquesas should be fantastic. I can only imagine what a total solar eclipse looks like, and as for the experience on a ship out in the middle of the ocean... WOW!!!
http://tropicalsails.com/2010-Solar-Eclipse-Cruise.pdf

And this is the Aranui website:
http://www.aranui.com/

The cruise is booked out now I think - I booked early last year.

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