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Galapagos Aggressor I Captain's Log: March 22-29 2012
GALAPAGOS AGGRESSOR I
Captain Log
March 22ND to 29TH 2012
Welcome to one of the biggest Marine reserve in the world Heritage “ Galapagos Islands”! , situated on the confluence of three of the earth’s tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are huge pieces of earth’s crust, bearing either continents or ocean floor, or both, which are floating on a bed of liquid rock or magma, Galapagos archipelago , sitting on the Nazca plate, is drifting in a southeasterly direction at the rate of about seven centimeters a year. The nearest mainland is ECUADOR (600 miles away) .
We had a good adventure diving in this wonderful place, our journal started in the Southern Islands ,San Cristobal Island, Santa Cruz Island (Punta Carrion), Cousin's Rock close to Santiago Island. The check out dive with the playful sea Lions, we’ll try to figure it up how much weight do we use, practice your buoyancy. We can find a lot of black coral, Scorpion fish, white tipped reef shark, eagle ray, Green sea turtle, and a lot of Grunts, Snappers, the abundance of fish life is stunning. We had temperature like 75*F/24*C to 79*F/27*C more or less but thermo clines came up.
The Northern Islands , Wolf and Darwin Islands, water temperature 75*F/26*C, 81*F/29*C, with some temperature variations by thermo cline 71*F/20*C, current yes!, Surge. Good visibility.
School of hammer head sharks at the blue (out of the rocks), During the dive suddenly appear one of the most amazing creatures Dolphins swimming in front of us coming again and again what a fantastic experience looking the parents taking care of babes dolphins, Galapagos sharks, lobsters, green sea turtles, hawksbill turtle, many moray eels hiding in the rocks and you can feel the thermo cline coming up.
In these Islands Wolf and Darwin you can enjoy the view seeing the Frigate birds, Red footed boobies, Nazca boobies, you can see them in the morning refreshing their plumage in the water.
Sunday Darwin We had two good dives in the morning and we tried to make the third dive in the afternoon but we could’nt because the ocean change suddenly, the waves hit each other it was not normal, impossible to dive even get in the panga, the waves were strong and we decided to go for next dive site.
Punta Vicente Roca in the north west part of Isabella Island close to the cero line,(Equator). we could feel how cold the water is(Cromwell current)66*F/ to 70*F - 19*C/20*C, here it's the time to put thicker wet suit, “mild” current, anyway the dive over here is wonderful for small creatures like sea horses, Galapagos bulkhead shark 60cm. the Red lipped batfish, green sea turtle everywhere, flightless cormorant and the speeder penguin like if he always in a hurry, sting rays, babe sea lions playing, Harlequin Wrasse, Panamic horse conch, colorful coral, gorgonians, anemones, so tiny flounders.
On surface marine iguana swimming, marine iguana resting in a vertical wall, green sea turtle taking a breath, flightless cormorants hunting , you can see this bird on the surface enjoying what he capture under water take a breath and down again for more, Penguins swimming , blue footed booby standing up on the rocks, frigate birds, noddy tern, there is a big community that lives in harmony.
CaboMarshall (south east side of Isabella Island) we did three dives and we saw manta rays, two at the same time, good visibility, temperature, excellent sun light, one or two Mobula rays or Devil rays, withe tipped reef sharks resting under huge rocks and some playing against the current, School of Barracudas, diamond sting ray, it’s enjoyable to see how the butter fly fish is cleaning to the criole fish, this open the mouth and start the cleaning. Water temperature of 79*F -81*F,27*C/28*C.
Wednesday land visit Santa Cruz Island. We visited the twins, Great view of the Galapagos giant tortoises in the wild and we saw a couple matting and the male got a special noise during his business, Charles Darwin Research station here you can see how they take care of the giant tortoise from the beginning. ( eggs, ) and when they are 5 years old they put them back where belong.
Thank you all of you that choose our hospitality in Galapagos Aggressor I , thanks for the opportunity to make real your dreams about Galapagos Islands.
We hope you will come back again.
Nelson Martinez
Galapagos Aggressor I Instructor
GALAPAGOS AGGRESSOR I
Captain Log
March 22ND to 29TH 2012
Welcome to one of the biggest Marine reserve in the world Heritage “ Galapagos Islands”! , situated on the confluence of three of the earth’s tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are huge pieces of earth’s crust, bearing either continents or ocean floor, or both, which are floating on a bed of liquid rock or magma, Galapagos archipelago , sitting on the Nazca plate, is drifting in a southeasterly direction at the rate of about seven centimeters a year. The nearest mainland is ECUADOR (600 miles away) .
We had a good adventure diving in this wonderful place, our journal started in the Southern Islands ,San Cristobal Island, Santa Cruz Island (Punta Carrion), Cousin's Rock close to Santiago Island. The check out dive with the playful sea Lions, we’ll try to figure it up how much weight do we use, practice your buoyancy. We can find a lot of black coral, Scorpion fish, white tipped reef shark, eagle ray, Green sea turtle, and a lot of Grunts, Snappers, the abundance of fish life is stunning. We had temperature like 75*F/24*C to 79*F/27*C more or less but thermo clines came up.
The Northern Islands , Wolf and Darwin Islands, water temperature 75*F/26*C, 81*F/29*C, with some temperature variations by thermo cline 71*F/20*C, current yes!, Surge. Good visibility.
School of hammer head sharks at the blue (out of the rocks), During the dive suddenly appear one of the most amazing creatures Dolphins swimming in front of us coming again and again what a fantastic experience looking the parents taking care of babes dolphins, Galapagos sharks, lobsters, green sea turtles, hawksbill turtle, many moray eels hiding in the rocks and you can feel the thermo cline coming up.
In these Islands Wolf and Darwin you can enjoy the view seeing the Frigate birds, Red footed boobies, Nazca boobies, you can see them in the morning refreshing their plumage in the water.
Sunday Darwin We had two good dives in the morning and we tried to make the third dive in the afternoon but we could’nt because the ocean change suddenly, the waves hit each other it was not normal, impossible to dive even get in the panga, the waves were strong and we decided to go for next dive site.
Punta Vicente Roca in the north west part of Isabella Island close to the cero line,(Equator). we could feel how cold the water is(Cromwell current)66*F/ to 70*F - 19*C/20*C, here it's the time to put thicker wet suit, “mild” current, anyway the dive over here is wonderful for small creatures like sea horses, Galapagos bulkhead shark 60cm. the Red lipped batfish, green sea turtle everywhere, flightless cormorant and the speeder penguin like if he always in a hurry, sting rays, babe sea lions playing, Harlequin Wrasse, Panamic horse conch, colorful coral, gorgonians, anemones, so tiny flounders.
On surface marine iguana swimming, marine iguana resting in a vertical wall, green sea turtle taking a breath, flightless cormorants hunting , you can see this bird on the surface enjoying what he capture under water take a breath and down again for more, Penguins swimming , blue footed booby standing up on the rocks, frigate birds, noddy tern, there is a big community that lives in harmony.
CaboMarshall (south east side of Isabella Island) we did three dives and we saw manta rays, two at the same time, good visibility, temperature, excellent sun light, one or two Mobula rays or Devil rays, withe tipped reef sharks resting under huge rocks and some playing against the current, School of Barracudas, diamond sting ray, it’s enjoyable to see how the butter fly fish is cleaning to the criole fish, this open the mouth and start the cleaning. Water temperature of 79*F -81*F,27*C/28*C.
Wednesday land visit Santa Cruz Island. We visited the twins, Great view of the Galapagos giant tortoises in the wild and we saw a couple matting and the male got a special noise during his business, Charles Darwin Research station here you can see how they take care of the giant tortoise from the beginning. ( eggs, ) and when they are 5 years old they put them back where belong.
Thank you all of you that choose our hospitality in Galapagos Aggressor I , thanks for the opportunity to make real your dreams about Galapagos Islands.
We hope you will come back again.
Nelson Martinez
Galapagos Aggressor I Instructor