So when are we gonna get a pic or vid of you getting a massive money shot sprayed on your face, hip?

probably around the time you get a job and a place of your own. promise.

I can totally make that happen if you promise to come through with said pornographic media.

who doesn't love a good cumshot on a pretty face? you betcha!

And there's fewer prettier than Dylan's to land a gob of spaff on.

I'll happily take a squirt to the face if it's a female doing said squirting.

How did a perfectly nice Antigua thread get mixed up with a boy like Dylan?

First, my answers...

• Who all is seriously interested?    I'm in 100%, as long as the date is set 3-4 months in advance so I can line up vacation it's good.
• Roughly when?    any time after March 2010 I can make it. Will synch with Ian if he's in.
• For how long?    If I'm suffering that much jet-lag I want two weeks, but I can do part of that on my own someplace if it's too long.
• Roughly what kinda budget?    What Ian said. I like to save on flights/hotels and spend on experiences and food. But I need good sleep to function. As long as I don't have to share a room with a snorer I'm cool with a cheap-ass hotel if it's clean. Not really interested in going to the opposite side of the world to sleep in a tent - partly because it'll make the jet-lag that much shittier.

Si - why don't you ghost an itinerary and cost it for us, because we have no idea. Assume we'll all bring in the maximum amount of booze and plan say half of the meals as home cooked (BBQ's and relaxing somewhere can be more fun than just eating out a lot), but apart from that go nuts. I'm interested in chartering a boat from a local who owes you favors for whisky and spending a day doing bombs off starboard... I mean fishing. How much would it cost to rent a car and a house for a week?

I just looked on Flights.com and it's $1500 round-trip for me! That's amazing and you and Amy have no excuse for not coming here now

I'd be into learning to sail and sailing down.

    * Who all is seriously interested?    Detroit and I are
    * Roughly when?    bound to either Dec. 26th - Jan. 1, Spring Break (either a week in march or april - could sync with Nick and Ian once I get my schedule, which I will get in a few days) and The summer. Do not want to do the summer. Either way, we couldnt do March 2010, we could do March 2011.
    * For how long?  1 week.
    * Roughly what kinda budget?    Our budget isnt huge and depends on our tax returns, which will look better in 2011. Like Nick and Ian, I like to save on flights/hotels and spend on experiences and food. But I need good sleep to function. Detroit and I would like a separate room but could share to save $$. I do not snore and when he does I hit him and its over. I like cheap-ass hotels if it's clean and safe (had a break in while in prague I did not enjoy)

The best deals that come up on expedia for hotels are in the 100-200 dollar range, so you'd have to figure at least $600 for lodging for one week.

So maybe $1,000 minimum?

Off the top of my head, that sounds about right.

The tents, mattresses, etc., can be shipped for purchase delivery to Si, so that you don't have to worry about that.

No they can't. Anything being shipped in here is subject to import duty, which includes duty on the method of shipment. You end up buying the item twice.

So what he's saying is that it's expensive there. The cheapest way to get there is on the wind and the cheapest place to stay is my boat.

I'mma get some sexin' outta this yet...

SO Dylan IS going.

"i went to Antigua, and spent approximately $15/day on EVERYTHING i did!"

Sorry, not possible. Antigua is going to seem expensive to anyone coming from the US. Doesn't mean we can't have a fucking blast on a somewhat limited budget, but there's pretty much nothing cheap about this place.

(leaving a TRAIL that ANY woman Si may scarf-up on, and bring home, is SURE to find...)

Oh no! All the women I bring home will find the trail!

If y'all go in December, the weather will be glorious ~ even Si says so.

Yes. Very much beach weather, with a nice breeze and relatively cool nights. But at no point is it ever sweater weather here, regardless of what time of day or night it is. And this is the tropics, mosquitos are an issue. Why am I still debating this issue?

probably around the time you get a job and a place of your own. promise.

ZING!

If I'm suffering that much jet-lag I want two weeks, but I can do part of that on my own someplace if it's too long.

Good call. If you were doing both weeks in Antigua, you might want to try staying in a couple of different places. We can sort this out, no prob.

Si - why don't you ghost an itinerary and cost it for us, because we have no idea.

Will do. I'm gonna start researching stuff today. I'm assuming our best bet would be either villas near each other or rooms in a single hotel, for ease of moving as a group. If we do end up with a hotel, I'll probably grab a room there for a couple of nights as well.

Assume we'll all bring in the maximum amount of booze

Booze is about the only cheap thing here. That and smokes. Any cigarette smokers (are there?) are advised not to bring more than the bare minimum they need while travelling, cuz cigs here WILL be cheaper than they can get them where they live.

plan say half of the meals as home cooked (BBQ's and relaxing somewhere can be more fun than just eating out a lot)

Absolutely. It's pretty much always BBQ weather here, and there are some fairly inexpensive restaurants we can go to. A villa with a proper kitchen may be something we want to look into if we wanna save some money by cooking a bit.

I'm interested in chartering a boat from a local who owes you favors for whisky and spending a day doing bombs off starboard... I mean fishing.

I actually have several friends with boats, providing lunch and a cooler full of booze is probably all that we'd need to convince someone to take us out boating. We could zip over to Green Island!

plan say half of the meals as home cooked (BBQ's and relaxing somewhere can be more fun than just eating out a lot)

Absolutely. It's pretty much always BBQ weather here, and there are some fairly inexpensive restaurants we can go to.

Before Krsna comes in here and shits a brick, are you talking about TRUE BBQing, or just grilling?

Nah, just grilling!

I am interested in this. Dec. 2010 would be ok for me. preferably not the week before or after Xmas though. a week long visit would be ideal. hopefully around $2000 for flight & lodging & food/ drink, etc....

However, I get seasick, so I'm not sure if boating is something I could really do for extended periods of time... if boating is going to be a large part of this week I might count myself out.

i, too, would prefer early December as opposed to the holiday portion of the month. couldn't do that.

I'm good with early Dec.

if boating is going to be a large part of this week

It's not, don't worry.

i, too, would prefer early December as opposed to the holiday portion of the month. couldn't do that.

I'm interested in sailing down if it's a viable option. How long would this take?

Well, according to my research it's about 5 days to Bermuda, then another 5-7 to Antigua. That's averaging 8 knots all the way. A racing hull would shave 2 days off each leg. But since I'm working up to a 30+ foot center cockpit, the chances of my getting a racing hull aren't good. The Oday I'm looking at now is $12.5K. I'm going to wait until the maritime industry hits bottom and try to get one even cheaper.

that sounds like a "quit the job" kind of trip for me. Not that I'm adverse to that, but my wife might be. I'll have to let you know closer to the time

Yeah it's for people like me with nothing else going on. I can afford a month or two, especially if I can bootleg some charters to the Bahamas  or BVI while I'm there.

A full month.  Hmm.  I could save up that much vacation time between now and then...it's a matter of whether I would be allowed to take that much in one go.

Editted to add:

An even better idea occurred to me while I was in the shower.  Depending on how many people were interested in being Aaron's crew and how many of us he needed, some of us could do the trip down and the others could do the trip back.

I would of left out the bit about you thinking of Aaron while you were in the shower.

Stay out of this, you.

I would of left out the bit about you thinking of Aaron while you were in the shower.

it's where the best ideas happen!

Been poking around some hotel websites and remembered this place:

http://www.caribbean-resort-antigua-hotel-siboney-beach.com/default.htm

It's an option. It's 5 mins drive from where I live, the rooms are pretty nice, the hotel itself is in a pretty spot, right on a good (if a little crowded) beach, a short stroll away from some good bars and restaurants and shit. And their "summer" season goes until December 19th, double-occupancy rooms start at US$150 a night, which ain't bad.