Hey RoatanMan,
Great info on Land Based versus Live-a-board. Here are two questions.
Oh? So you found our website about land based "Galloping Pogos" http://www.geocities.com/johnofrancis/galapagos.htm
Diving land based were there sites that you were not able to dive that live-a-board dived? (Other than Darwin and Wolf?).
Sure, the liveaboards offer more mobility. Did I miss seeing anything on my more recent land-based trips that I saw on previous liveaboards? No.
Liveaboards offer a greater quantity of diving. After many trips there I realized that the wonders of the shore excusrions must be savored as well. Kind of like going to New Zealand and just to snow ski. Man, what a waste.
If you were doing a week of land based what would you say about going to Darwin and Wolf?
That is really only offered on a weeklong trip- the passage there and back with diving eats up three+ days.
I like the idea of diving mornings and exploring afternoons with a land based but would be willing spend the time seeing Darwin and Wolf as well.