divebuddy68
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Hey All,
Went on the Galapagos Aggressor 12/15. Outstanding trip.
Diving: Excellent. We did 7 dives at Darwin and 3 at Wolf. 16 in total. Saw a whale shark, hundreds of hammerheads, dozens of Galapagos sharks and incredibly thick schools of fish. At times, I could not see a diver next to me because of the fish. They were that thick.
Conditions were not as bad as I anticipated. In fact, my girlfried only had 30 previous dives and she did just fine. Biggest surprise was the water temps in the southern islands. Max 68 with 61 below the thermocline. Bring a 7mm with hood and gloves. I wore a semi-dry and was comfortable. Northern islands were 74-77.
Crew & Boat: Boat was very nice. I would highly recommend the cabins on the top deck. Big windows that open. The crew was amazing. Great DMs, cooks, etc. Went out of there way to be helpful. They even cleaned our gear at the end of the trip including flushing the inside of the BCDs with a hose.
Land Tours: Let's put it this way... I don't think I will ever be able to go to a zoo again. In the Galapagos, you are right there next to the animals. They are completely unafraid of us. Really is a special place.
Let me know if I can answer any questions.
Went on the Galapagos Aggressor 12/15. Outstanding trip.
Diving: Excellent. We did 7 dives at Darwin and 3 at Wolf. 16 in total. Saw a whale shark, hundreds of hammerheads, dozens of Galapagos sharks and incredibly thick schools of fish. At times, I could not see a diver next to me because of the fish. They were that thick.
Conditions were not as bad as I anticipated. In fact, my girlfried only had 30 previous dives and she did just fine. Biggest surprise was the water temps in the southern islands. Max 68 with 61 below the thermocline. Bring a 7mm with hood and gloves. I wore a semi-dry and was comfortable. Northern islands were 74-77.
Crew & Boat: Boat was very nice. I would highly recommend the cabins on the top deck. Big windows that open. The crew was amazing. Great DMs, cooks, etc. Went out of there way to be helpful. They even cleaned our gear at the end of the trip including flushing the inside of the BCDs with a hose.
Land Tours: Let's put it this way... I don't think I will ever be able to go to a zoo again. In the Galapagos, you are right there next to the animals. They are completely unafraid of us. Really is a special place.
Let me know if I can answer any questions.