Happy New Year Everyone from The Galapagos Islands!!

Well, anyone who spotted the new counter I added to the site will have noticed that today is my 1st Year Travelling Anniversary. Yes indeed, its 365 days since I touched down in Venezuela and a lot has happened in the last 12 months (see website for details :-).

I’m not entirely certain where the next 12 months will take me (nor for that matter the next 12 hours!) but that’s just the way I like it. It would only get dull if I thought I knew what was going on.

Anyway, the ‘New Year’ didn’t start too well as my MP3 player stopped working this morning – the THIRD one to give up on me this trip so far. So to celebrate the start of Year 2 I’m off shopping for MP3 player number 4.

As soon as I get back to mainland Ecuador (Quito probably) I’ll spend a bit of time and catch up with all those missing entries from Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. There’s some great pics and videos from the recent dive trip around Galapagos.

Posted by Russ Jones at 8:06 PM | Permalink

Well, i'm back from the depths and I can safely say that I wasn't alone down there! Quite simply the BEST diving i've EVER seen in the last 10 years as a diver.

It was 'touch and go' for a while as to whether the trip would even happen. A couple of months ago there was a huge upset with dive operator licensing. As a result, 12 operators out of 14 had to cancel their Darwin & Wolf dive trips - mine included. However, a slight 'change of heart' from the National Park Authority saw this licensing deadline extended to 31st December and a mad scramble began trying to arrange another trip. Well the upshot was I made it onto a boat and it was truely spectacular.

I've posted a collection of 8 videos which were taken during the 8 day diving trip around The Galapagos Islands. Most of the BIG stuff was found in the far north - after a 21 hour boat ride to the Darwin & Wolf Islands. A long trek, incredible currents, but certainly worth the effort.

And finally, after years of searching and 'near misses' i've seen a Whaleshark (well, FOUR actually). One happy diver!

AND, i've also posted a GALAPAGOS DIVING PHOTO GALLERY (61 Photos) from the dive trip.

Well, here's the videos...

Posted by Russ Jones at 8:09 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

One more Gallery (Ecuador) to post and i'm fully up to date! Yeah!

Just to prove that I did spend some time above the water on my visit to The Galapagos Islands.

COMPLETE GALAPAGOS PHOTO GALLERY (40 Photos)

Posted by Russ Jones at 3:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)