- depart for San Francisco on Tuesday Sep 9th
- stay in SF for around 8-9 days, then drive down Highway One to LA
- fly from LA to Cancun on 20th September and spend the next 10 weeks taking part in a marine conservation expedition on the Caribbean coast of Mexico (see HERE for more info)
- fly back from Cancun to LA on 3rd Dec and from there onto New Zealand
- spend approx 3 months in NZ : lots of diving, especially in the North Island
- fly from Auckland to Perth in early March 2004
- wander slowly up the west coast of Australia, aiming to arrive at Exmouth in time to see the Whale Shark migrations off Ningaloo Reef!
- continue North to Darwin before heading south, via Ayers rock, back to Melbourne (this could be a bit of a trek!)
- cruise up the coast from Melbourne to Sydney
- fly from Sydney to Singapore in mid July
- meander overland from Singapore to Bangkok. Lots of beaches, islands, diving, snorkelling etc
- fly back to London in early Sep 2004 (unless Thailand is too good to leave!!!)
Have a look HERE to see how the plan is unfolding!!!