ewaiea
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Hey all,
I have been reading with curiosity some of the trip reports of the Turks and Caicos Aggressor and the Sun Dancer II - who run the charters during Feb-Apr to the Silver Banks for the humpback whale encounters.
Has anyone on here done one of these charters and can you provide some words of wisdom? I consider myself a pretty experienced free diver and if I was to do a trip like this (since you can't bring dive gear) I would want to bring my free-diving fins. The catch is - these trips are "soft-water encounters". This means only floating on the surface is allowed. For those that have done this trip....I'm sure the experience was exhilerating, but did it get a little old? Did you want a bit more freedom in the water? Maybe a chance to do some light free-diving?
I know just getting in the water with humpbacks should be enough, but to do a full week long liveaboard? I'm not sure if I'd want to invest my "liveaboard fund" for the year on a week of floating on the surface...maybe considering how unique it is...but I don't know.
It's kind of like those great white shark liveaboard trips in Guadalupe....all you do all week is get in and out of the cage....would this get old after a week? Or was the last dive as much fun as the first?
I'd love to hear comments from all those who have first hand knowledge...I have an 8 year old step-daughter that's not dive certified yet (but a complete water bug) and I'm thinking for when she's 9 that a Silver Bank trip might be a fun excursion...
Any thoughts?
I have been reading with curiosity some of the trip reports of the Turks and Caicos Aggressor and the Sun Dancer II - who run the charters during Feb-Apr to the Silver Banks for the humpback whale encounters.
Has anyone on here done one of these charters and can you provide some words of wisdom? I consider myself a pretty experienced free diver and if I was to do a trip like this (since you can't bring dive gear) I would want to bring my free-diving fins. The catch is - these trips are "soft-water encounters". This means only floating on the surface is allowed. For those that have done this trip....I'm sure the experience was exhilerating, but did it get a little old? Did you want a bit more freedom in the water? Maybe a chance to do some light free-diving?
I know just getting in the water with humpbacks should be enough, but to do a full week long liveaboard? I'm not sure if I'd want to invest my "liveaboard fund" for the year on a week of floating on the surface...maybe considering how unique it is...but I don't know.
It's kind of like those great white shark liveaboard trips in Guadalupe....all you do all week is get in and out of the cage....would this get old after a week? Or was the last dive as much fun as the first?
I'd love to hear comments from all those who have first hand knowledge...I have an 8 year old step-daughter that's not dive certified yet (but a complete water bug) and I'm thinking for when she's 9 that a Silver Bank trip might be a fun excursion...
Any thoughts?
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