Richard Bransons Latest Toy
Posted on 3 February 2010 by Stenberg-Tendys W.L. in Travel
Richard Branson has unveiled his plans for his next toy, the underwater plane, known as the Necker Nymph.
Costing $575,000, the carbon-fibre winged toy will be capable of submerging to 40 metres.
According to Travel Blackboard, Sir Richard Branson told the Sun “It’s very similar to an airplane flying in the sea. You can literally do a loop-the-loop.” The three bubble cockpit gives the occupants a panoramic view of the surrounding area. Steering is similar to that used on some jet fighters – a joystick.
The Nymph will be moored at Branson’s private Caribbean Island, Necker Island, where he plans to lend it to guests, for $25,000 a week. Guests staying at Necker Island do so for the privilege of paying $88,000 for a week’s stay.
Eventually Branson plans to have the submarines placed around the world.
Branson plans to produce a pressurized version of the Necker Nymph that will be capable of travelling down to a depth of 11,000 metres, in order to plumb the dark depths of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific.
While it is exciting to read the exploits of the billionaires of this life, most of us enjoy life on a different level. So while everyone is not privileged to enjoy the delights of Necker Island and the Necker Nymph, tucked away in the north-west corner of the South Pacific lies a little known tropical island archipelago called Vanuatu. There you can dive and snorkel and enjoy the delights of the ocean, for a lot less than what you would have to pay for the luxuries of Necker Island. There’s even a small sub you can joy ride in, or glass-bottomed kayaks where you can do your own thing.
Vanuatu, steeped in widely varying customs and traditions, guarantees you an experience of a life time, as you encounter an entirely different type of life style. And it is only three hours from the East coast of Australia.
You can win a fabulous VIP tropical island holiday for two, staying in the unique property Seachange Lodge. Airfares paid out of the main centres of New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and New Caledonia. This is worth checking out at (http://seachangelodge.com).
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