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Galapagos Islands this November

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Galapagos Islands this November

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  1. Derek

    Maybe I should get my Nikonos V and 104 strobe out of storage. Maybe not. I have been waiting since July to try out my new setup.

    That would suck putting a hole in your dry suit. Maybe I should go rent a wet suit from my dive store before the trip. My wet suit appears to have shrunk (funny how that happens). We should compare trips, dive boats and pictures after our trip.

    Shane

     

    Hey Shane,

    lets hope for the best on the conditions we get. There has been some great feedback on this topic and what seems to be constant is, "Conditions can change" (killer current, to manageable current). Some of the feedback was to hide behind rocks to get out of the current... Maybe putting our back to the rocks could work too? Instead of hanging on maybe we can back up to the rock and have our hands free to shoot our minds out.. :uwphotog: One thing for sure I'll try just about anything to get into a good shooting position. One suggestion was to squeeze the rocks with our legs to get hands free. Depending on your drysuit material this would not be a good idea. I thought about bring my drysuit also, but I'm going to go for the streamlined and ruggedness of neoprene. There is a place to rent gear in San Cristobal (boats depart from this Island), but I would be too afraid to wait until then to get a suit that fits me.. If you have a local rental option you may check that out.. I would think it's only $40 for a week? Otherwise buy one, they are pretty cheap.. Check out http://www.leisurepro.com/Catalog.aspx?op=...amp;Context=980

     

    For sure, lets compare our trips when we get back!

     

    Cheers

    Derek...

  2. Very informative discussion.

    My wife Susan and I will also be on the Deep Blue the week of Nov 10th as well as the following week.

     

    I've just purchased a Tokina 12-24 setup to use when I predict my 10-17 wont have the reach I want.

    My biggest fear at this point is a massive overweight baggage charge for the Guayaquil to Galapagos leg. Let's hope luck is on our side at the airport.

     

    I'm also not looking forward to a 4 hour layover in Miami Saturday.

     

    See you in a few days.

     

    -Brad

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