Gordon Rocks

[RDRINK25]

I have booked a land based trip in Jan diving with Scuba Iguana and was wanting to do Gordon Rocks. My wife and I are decent divers and have over 100 dives mostly in the Caribbean, Hawaii Springs and the Gulf. We have just completed all the requirements to be PADI Master divers but although I don't feel like a Master I am always looking for more training. I have heard of Gordon Rocks having a Strong current but what can it be compared to? My wife sometime more times than not has a problem descending with her ears. She goes slow and is fine once down. We would like to do this dive but wanted to know if she would have a problem.

 

[DiveTheGalapagos]

Gordon Rocks isn't necessarily a rapid descent so just let your dive guide know she needs time to descend and they can plan entry accordingly. Challenges at Gordon tend to be more the surge and current around the pinnacles underwater. If you have strong current coming through the pinnacles, it has to flow through the narrow trenches between the pinnacles since they rise to around 15 ft below the surface. 5 knots or more there is not unheard of in those trenches. If you have to cross the flow, you'll most likely head down to a sandy channel and swim low enough to not get sucked in by the current. Otherwise, some sites could have down current, so just watch your gauge as it can be too subtle to notice. Most dive guides will alert you in case you're paying attention to marine life. Nice thing about Galapagos is that you can grab rocks to stabilize yourself almost anywhere.

 

[laurenceh]

remember to pack a good pair of gloves for hanging onto the rocks

 

[RDRINK25]

So what yo are saying is the down current comes and goes quick? To just hold on and let it pass?