KevinNM
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Yeah, I remember that site in the flower gardens with a hell of current. My idiot "insta-buddy" ripped out your lines during that dive. Damn macro-photographers.
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I have a hard time figuring out what is an "intermediate" site where I can start to get used to currents, and get properly prepared for somewhere like Komodo or the Galapagos, for example. So do I just go to the "easy" places for 100 dives and figure at some point something will happen that's out of the ordinary? Is there a way to find sites that will give me good preparation for the tough currents and issues mentioned above?
Lest your original question get lost in the broader discussion, I would recommend that you not attempt to dive the Gallapagos in the foreseeable future. It is great diving. I can be strenuous diving, in unpredictable conditions. You may be a super diver at 19 dives. I certainly wasn't at 190 dives. Your time, and your money, would be better spent at this point engaging in less challenging diving that is still enjoyable. If you are serious about developing your diving skills, you will may eventually be able to enjoy diving the Gallapagos. They probably aren't going anywhere.I am attending a bouyancy course next month in a quarry in England, which will take me to 19 dives . . . I have just read with alarm that it is recommended to have done 100 dives in order to dive in the Galapagos! . . . I really would like to dive in the Galapagos - what do you think?
One of my old instructors did a Galapagos live-aboard trip; her trip report provides some of the conditions you may face.
I've wondered myself if Cocos Island would be a good 'intermediate' step, offering big animal action far from the mainland, but warmer water?
Richard.
RJP: and then what happened? Ever heard from again?