Sorry I misunderstood, but at the same time, if your heart lies in the paths of the High Sierras, then do what you gotta do to get back there..
I actually have a cheap drone with a cheap camera, but I've only flown it twice at the house.. It doesn't have all the stability bells and whistles, so is difficult to control - at least so far.. I haven't even hooked up the camera, which only sends a wifi signal to a smart phone, which I don't have.. the guy we met in Bora Bora has a $1K unit with a gopro, which would be my choice if I ever got serious about it.. I had several Hastings gift certificates and they are going out of business, so got a $100 drone to practice with to see if I'd like it.. I was amazed at the footage the guy shot in Bora Bora.. He posted it on facebook and I might be able to tag you in it, or something..
Speaking of the South Pacific.. Yeah, I would LOVE to live there.. its so different than the Caribbean, although many aspects are similar.. My wife an I discussed our 20 year anniversary plans (2018) and have decided to go to Palau, which is directly underneath Japan in the South Pacific.. Supposedly has INSANE diving, but we'll see.. Of course there are 50 other destinations in the South Pacific that I want to go to.. I was gonna type them all out, but got lazy..
Friendship is like peeing your pants.. Everybody can see it, but only you can feel the warmth..