But it hasn't been that long since our last dive! (Galapagos) - 26 March 2009

The Galapagos Islands were not originally on our itinerary. I honestly don't even remember them being part of the discussion. But we had such a good time diving Palau on the Aggressor that I thought more diving would be OK (in case you don't know, Jen's the more avid diver). Plus the entire time we were in Palau they kept showing videos and pictures from the Galapagos and it looked spectacular. Hammerhead sharks, seals, even whale sharks - it looked like the dive experience of a lifetime.

So when we got back to land we checked availability on Aggressor's web site and found that there was space for two people on a boat in late March. It turns out that the space was left over from a dive club in Cincinnati that didn't fill the boat, so we were lucky to get on board.

We took the (surprisingly large) plane out to the islands, paid our 100 bucks to enter the islands, and were met by the boat's crew at the airport. It was a little confusing since there are two Aggressor boats operating there and both had departures for our day. Plus, we haven't been the easiest people to contact. It all worked out, though, and we ended up on the boat to get situated and do a checkout dive.


At this point we're both around the 100 dive mark, so we're not novices by any means. All of that diving has been done in warm water, though, so the 7 mil wetsuits were an unpleasant surprise. So difficult to get into and so warm when you're not in the water - I really don't like them.

Per my journal - "Check out dive is a disaster." Neither one of us was comfortable in the wet suits and they wreaked havoc on our buoyancy. Plus the visibility was poor. All in all it was an inauspicious beginning.

Things will get both better and worse, though.