Tag Archives: scuba diving

These last two day have been chill days. Yesterday, we checked out tour agents to see if we could dive a site called Kicker Rock near San Cristabal Island. No go. The few dive boats that were going out were … Continue reading →

We wake up moored in the harbour at San Cristobal, our starting point a week ago. We disembark and say our goodbyes to the divers flying out today. There is a small group staying on the island. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, … Continue reading →

Last dive today and it was a good one. The site was Dumb Rock near Pinzon Island. The water was the clearest it has been anywhere, not cold as it could be and not a big current. The goals were … Continue reading →

Scuba diving in the Galapagos is hard work. Every dive has its challenges, from surge to current to deep dives. Surge is when the water moves first one way and then the other. Sort of like rocking. We watch the … Continue reading →

Darwin’s Arch. The photographs of the arch are known across the world. It is also the location of all our dives today. It is renowned for its schools of hammerhead sharks. The divers on the boat are all excited about … Continue reading →

Today we experience some of the toughest diving we have ever encountered. We dive a number of sites off Wolf Island. We hope to see hammerhead sharks. On one dive we back roll off the panga in calmer waters, descend … Continue reading →

We are posting 2 posts a day to catch up for when we were in the “no WIFI zone”. Check below for another new post. My sleep in is interrupted by a grinding noise, then a sloshing sound, and the … Continue reading →