Tony....that is because no-one actually agrees with you.
Simon Mustoe.
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> > Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] pelagic prices> Date:
> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:00:40 +0930> > Some of you people can't, or refuse to see
> my point ! > All I've been saying is that if someone is winning themselves a
> freebie> then say so up front to allow prospective clients to know what's
> going> on. If organisers try to have their tick lists and reputations pumped>
> up by organising free trips then let them go for it, I have no problem> with
> that.> I couldn't care less whether some of the persons mentioned below (
> note,> not by me) make a bloody fortune or go bust out of trips, just be
> open> and quite clear up front as to how trips are costed.> > Anyone for a
> boat trip on Lake Eyre ?> > -----Original Message-----> From:
> >
> On Behalf Of michael hunter> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:25 AM> To:
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] pelagic prices> > > Dear
> All,> As an avid consumer of guided and independent bird trips on land and>
> sea for many years, both domestc and international as Qantas might say,>
> might I suggest that Australian birdos are exceptionally fortunate to> have
> the variety of pelagics on offer, to places that mere mortals> rarely get to.
> The Kimberley coast, Ashmore Reef, Torres Strait,> Christmas Island and the
> South-east Pacific are among the most> interesting areas we have ever
> visited, birding or otherwise, and> exposure to the wealth of knowledge
> freely given by the leaders and> experienced others is like a University
> course on seabird> identification. For those not prone to the mal-de-mer, the
> coastal trips> are also brilliant experiences, as well as often accessing
> great birds> The likes of Tony Palliser, Mike Carter, Richard Baxter and
> Phil> Hansboro among others, put in huge amounts of time and effort into>
> organising these trips, which are non-profit in the financial sense and> as
> Richard has noted, actually cost the organisers.> Any miseries out there
> carping about possible freebies should get> things into perspective. These
> guys (and Inga) have added a huge extra> dimension to Australian birding, and
> I for one am grateful to them.> > > Cheers> > Michael> PS, no charge for the
> testimonial fellas.> > Michael Hunter> Mulgoa Valley> 50km west of Sydney
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