Dive Review of Peter Hughes - Sky Dancer in
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Peter Hughes - Sky Dancer, Sep, 2005, by Peggy Weems, OR, USA . Report 2124.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This was a wonderful trip. It should be added to the "must visit at least once during a lifetime" list for any experienced diver. I dove using a dry suit, which was very comfortable. I was glad I had read previous reports which suggested the need for a good pair of gloves. In these strong currents which can toss you up or down, you will want to be able to grab the rocks. Beginning or timid divers should not go. I have over 500 dives and still had a moment or two when I felt like a beginner -- trying to dump air fast enough to avoid popping to the surface. It is hard to describe the awesome feeling you get when a school-bus sized whale shark cruises by right next to you. There were schools of hammer heads and eagle rays. The manta rays are also impressive. The Sky Dancer staff combined great shore excursions with the fabulous diving.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Vancouver Island, BC, Channel Islands, Palau, Fiji, Belize, Bonaire, Little Cayman, San Juan Islands, Washington, Borneo, Turks & Caicos, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	65-72°F / 18-22°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	I dove Nitrox, but there was no reason to go below 100 feet.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Almost everyone on our trip was using digital. There is a large camera table and a "cameras only" rinse tank. There is also a nearby battery charging station.

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Dive Review of Peter Hughes - Sky Dancer in Galapagos Islands

Peter Hughes - Sky Dancer, Sep, 2005,

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Dive Review of Peter Hughes - Sky Dancer in
Galapagos Islands