Oceanshutter

In my mind, Palau would make the most sense.  Delta has a direct flight from NRT to ROR.  Then you could take United back home from there.  Or go back to Tokyo.   Plus if you are worried about how to get it expensed....then you could just pay for the Tokyo to ROR out of your own pocket, thus not screwing up your expense report.

As for critters...Palau isn't the best, It has some but not a lot.  but it is still got great diving.  Much better than Guam or Hawaii. You aren't going to great critters unless you go down to the Philippines or Indonesia. 

Truk is also there too....best wreck diving in the world.  But would be harder to get to than Palau.  

Hope that helps.

Dustin

Hello all:

I was in the Philippines this last month, and had the good fortune of being able to film an extremely rare nudibranch.  The Kalinga Ornata!  To my knowledge, this is the only video of the nudibranch in a natural and behavioral standpoint.  Even Roger Steene hasn't seen this nudibranch yet!

After reviewing my footage that evening, I noticed that I caught it eating a Brittle Star.  With it's translucent body, you can see the star moving around in the body.  I didn't know it was feeding when I was shooting it.  So that was a pleasant surprise!

I am sorry for all the junk in the water.  It was a very silty dive site, and being a night dive, my lights were attracting all sorts of critters.

Let me know what you think of the video, and if you have ever seen this nudi before either video or photo.

Thanks,

Dustin