Truk & Palau

[Travelnsj]

I have been diving Palau for the last 6 years. Probably have 130+ dives there. I have stayed at the Pan Pacific, The Sunrise....and finally got tired of throwing money away and now stay at the West Plaza Malakal and only dive with Keith Santillano thru Sams.

Any good Dive Master will take you to and thru the currents at the Blue Corner or the New Dropoff!....You are in for one and some of the dives of your life.

My wife and I are planning to head to Palau this November, land based with Fish and Fins (yes, we know about liveaboards and prefer land), and after reading all the comments on currents in this thread and elsewhere, I've got to ask: how hairy/scary are the currents in Palau?

We are AOW and each have 50+ dives under our belts but nearly all were made in the Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman and Little Cayman) where there is little in the way of serious current, and we've never done a drift dive. Are we going to get scared out of our wits?

Also, for those in the know, are there any NON-drift dives in Palau, for those who like to "stop and smell the roses" (so to speak) rather than shooting past everything? And what's the water temp like? Similar to the Caribbean, or is a 3mm wetsuit required?

Sorry for the flurry of questions from a first-time poster!

Matt