We’re going to the ‘Gos!
Last Saturday saw us meet up with the group of reprobates we are off to dive in the Galapagos Islands with in Oct 2007. Although Caroline & I had met everyone before it was a first meeting for some.
The Galapagos Islands are a dream destination for me, both for diving and for the landside attractions of the weird, wonderful and downright bold fauna. The visit there has become reality through a post made on Yorkshire Divers by David A (see http://www.yorkshire-divers.com/forums/recent-trip-reports/27205-galapagos.html) reorting back on his own, utterly fabulous, trip there. A group of us were bowled over enough to go and badger the hell out of Maldive Scuba Tours at the Nov 2005 Dive Show at the NEC, and ended up booking Deep Blue (see http://www.scubascuba.com/edit/pdf/worldwide/deepbluetn.pdf) for us and us alone.
Now it is all real and alot of saving is required - it is not a cheap destination. Still, whilst we are there I am hoping to fulfill another long-term ambition and hike the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu. That isn’t so much a monetary concern - more a fitness one, so the 20 months until D-Day need to be used in some training. The boots are already bought!
