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REINA SILVIA, Oct, 2005, by GINO DUBAY, TN, USA . Report 2285.
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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
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Comments	Everything you have ever read in Undercurrent or any other dive publication regarding the Galapagos Islands is;...Understated. Just GO! Trips such as this are becoming pricey to say the least. We all want the most "Bang-for-the-Buck" possible. The choice destination of Darwin/Wolf Islands, should be that,...Maybe not. Ever been at a fabious dive area & have a BAD experience due to boat,crew,food,DMs or shipmates?...Me Too. Well I have learned to trust Aquatic Encounters(Marc Bernardi) for my bookings when I can. They book the best boat,Reina Siliva, which has the very best DM,Victor Mendina,for starters. This is my 4th major adventure w/Mark and he has the uncanny ability(luck?)of finding strangers & friends to put together a boatload of funloving,serious,responsible,interesting divers who can't wait for their next trip together.This was Bernardi's 54th tour group to the Galapagos,...the experience shows everywhere. Victor Mendina is a certified DM & naturialist,expert photo pro,and someone I am proud to have met. This man can SMELL Whale Sharks! Our group encountered(not saw) 9 WSs during the 2 1/2 days allowed for us to anchor at Darwin. Not to count the Hundreds of Hammer Heads per dive (so many,so often, they became a nussence!) Then 10's of seals,morays, turtles,...all really BIG too. All this is of course in addition to land trips to observe Sea Lions within reach,Boobies, Giant tortous. This is a special place,...we divers are fortunate to experience it,...and lucky it will be preserved for those who follow us. A PS; Shortly before the publishing "cut-off" date, I took a Silver Banks whale trip. If you book 1 of the 2 trips Aquatic Encounters(Aquatenctr@aol.com) plans each year, your experence with "The OGRE"(who shall remain nameless)encountered there, will be much more enjoyable.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Turks&Caicos, St Thomas, Belieze, Little Cayman, Palau, Truk, Wakatobi, Papua New Guinea
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	68-74°F / 20-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-75 Ft/ 12-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Don't touch the Whale sharks
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of REINA SILVIA in Galapagos Islands

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Dive Review of REINA SILVIA in
Galapagos Islands