Last time I went was in May as well. The flights I saw were Delta.... What I found was a 6:45 AM flight on the 4th, gets in at 1:55 PM, and coming back it’s 2:59 PM depart and just after midnight landing in Newark.
The United Flight must be booked up, I can’t even find it on their website. The Delta Fees are waived in a similar way, but theirs are for an AmEx that costs $450 a year. Baggage fees aren’t too bad, if I recall correctly, last time I went my gear + clothes were right at the 70 pound limit. Now it looks like up to 50 pounds is $25 for the first, and $40 for the second. Or a 70 pound bag is $50. I think I’d spend the extra $15 for the extra baggage.....
Odds are I could get in and out with a 50 pound bag, do you know if their are laundry facilities on site at HHH? I looked at their site, and they do have a great price for single divers.
If someone wanted to throw you a few dollars towards the pickup, or at least fill it with gas as his share so as not to feel like too much of a barnacle, would that be cool? I say "someone" because I’ve still got to think this one over (just logged into the site for the first time in a while due to an unseasonably warm day).