Having decided to stay for 10 days in the galapagos, I devoted 4 of those to learning to dive, with a very gorgeous diving instructor - James, and his flirtatious little side kick - Christian. The four days were pretty standard, some theory, some practical under water, and lots of giggles, mostly involving the guys attempting to throw me off the boat (usually unsuccessfully). When it all ended I was $400 less well off with a padi open water diving qualification which meant of course that I wanted to go diving some more. Throughout the holiday I had been hearing about people seeing whale sharks in the area, but at the more difficult diving sites. There were also a lot of sighting of hammer head sharks, galapagos sharks and white tips, so there was lots of
... read more