It was the first time they took guests on this itinerary and would encompass diving the Komodo area as well as some of the extended Wakatobi area before disembarking at the resort for another seven days of diving.  By adding a few days in Bali to acclimate after the long flight we put together a very luxurious three week vacation.  We booked the trip in the spring with Randal, Wakatobi's US representative in New Orleans.  He was great to work with and kept in close contact up until time for our trip.  In fact just days before we were to leave he had a request.  It seems a dive master at the resort had been trying to get some new Atomic Regulators and Randal was suppose to carry them out on his next trip.  His trip was unexpectedly cancelled and he wondered if we could find room in our checked bags for the gear.  A couple of regulators didn't seem like a big deal and Randal assured us they would make it worth our while, so we readily agreed.  He had the items shipped to our house and the day before we left we were a bit surprised to find a twelve pound box of regulators, octos, repair kits, a mask, etc...