We met at the dive shop at 09h30 to fill in the dozen indemnities and kit up. I have been sporting a beard since November and had forgotten that I couldn’t get a seal on the mask with a hairy upper lip, so decided to shave my upper lip Abe Lincoln style for the sake of an enjoyable dive! Being Portuguese however I have no doubt it will be back by the time I wake up tomorrow morning!
Before and after!
We had two dives planned off Tortuga island and being a small group of only 3 divers and a dive master made the dive even more special. We saw at least 10 Hammerhead sharks, playful seals, leatherback turtles, white tip reef sharks, Giant Manta rays, schools of Barracudas, Parrot fish and dozens of other beautiful but less memorable exotic fish. What an amazing day!!
These are a series of photos I found on Google and are not mine unfortunately. We didn’t have an underwater camera but this will give one a sense of what we were diving with…
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The Galapagos is also home to a variety of other weird and wonderful animals that aren’t found elsewhere. The interesting thing about this place is that the animals are completely fearless. Whether its birds, seals, iguanas, it doesn’t matter, humans can approach and they don’t run or fly off. I suppose it has a lot to do with the careful manner with which the Ecuadorian government has controlled this Biosphere, it really is a special place.
Blue footed Boobies…
A great day capped with drinks and dinner.
