Galapagos Diving 3

Hello,

First, some final words about the Tiburon diving are in order.

We crossed the Equator and got a certificate to prove it.



These are Bigeye Travalle. They are always together - like me and Carsten... 

We went to a Lava Tube. These are formed when slow moving lava cools and forms a crust around still flowing hot lava. Then the lava flow stops, runs out the tube and leaves an empty tunnel. We had to crawl on our hands and knees at one point. 


We then visited a tortoise sanctuary. They have a huge place with ponds and plenty of grass for the tortoise to eat. They can move about 4 mph. Darwin thought they moved slower but modern GPS gives us the real speed (if you call 4 mph speed). This guy weighs about 550lbs.

The last few dives were at Cousin's Rock. They were great: more sea lions, so many eagle rays, baby sharks (so cute)!


Sea Urchin

Eagle Ray

Starfish


Marble Ray

Young Shark!

Sheri is off to school

Carsten and I agree that this was the best liveaboard we have been on! The crew was incredible! The diving was very different from all the diving we have done. First off, we had never dived in water cold enough to require a wetsuit. This changes a lot and brings its own challenges. Diving in Galapagos is more about seeing big stuff (pelagic) rather than hunting in the coral for cool small stuff or hiding eels. There is actually very little reef in this area due to an El Niño in the late 1990s that devastated 90%+ of the reef.

It was a great week!

Once off the Tiburon we had some time in Puerto Ayora for shopping and walking around. It is a cute little town.


One of the locals.

More coming soon!
Sheri & Carsten 


 




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