Galapagos dive trip Q...

On Jul 14, 3:08 pm, George Cathcart <george.cathc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, this is the first corroboration I've heard of this new policy, but
> the ultimate source is still the dive operator Deep Blue, so until you
> hear from your operator (Explorer, right?) I wouldn't panic.

The other post did say that the Aggressors and the Sky Dancer were
exempt from the new policy. I'm on the Sky Dancer. So hopefully it's
still a go for me, but I'm definitely going to stay nervous until we
actually get to Wolf and Darwin and get in the water.

> Some of us were talking about this last night, wondering why the gov't
> would cancel the relatively low impact activity of diving rather than
> the much higher impact land tours, and someone pointed out the
> obvious. An anti-diving policy will have the least economic impact. It
> will also have the least environmental benefit, of course.
>
> Good luck.

Thanks. I'll definitely be keeping everyone posted.

On Jul 14, 3:08 pm, George Cathcart <george.cathc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, this is the first corroboration I've heard of this new policy, but
> the ultimate source is still the dive operator Deep Blue, so until you
> hear from your operator (Explorer, right?) I wouldn't panic.

The other post did say that the Aggressors and the Sky Dancer were
exempt from the new policy. I'm on the Sky Dancer. So hopefully it's
still a go for me, but I'm definitely going to stay nervous until we
actually get to Wolf and Darwin and get in the water.

> Some of us were talking about this last night, wondering why the gov't
> would cancel the relatively low impact activity of diving rather than
> the much higher impact land tours, and someone pointed out the
> obvious. An anti-diving policy will have the least economic impact. It
> will also have the least environmental benefit, of course.
>
> Good luck.

Thanks. I'll definitely be keeping everyone posted.

On Jul 14, 3:08 pm, George Cathcart <george.cathc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, this is the first corroboration I've heard of this new policy, but
> the ultimate source is still the dive operator Deep Blue, so until you
> hear from your operator (Explorer, right?) I wouldn't panic.

The other post did say that the Aggressors and the Sky Dancer were
exempt from the new policy. I'm on the Sky Dancer. So hopefully it's
still a go for me, but I'm definitely going to stay nervous until we
actually get to Wolf and Darwin and get in the water.

> Some of us were talking about this last night, wondering why the gov't
> would cancel the relatively low impact activity of diving rather than
> the much higher impact land tours, and someone pointed out the
> obvious. An anti-diving policy will have the least economic impact. It
> will also have the least environmental benefit, of course.
>
> Good luck.

Thanks. I'll definitely be keeping everyone posted.

On Jul 14, 3:08 pm, George Cathcart <george.cathc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, this is the first corroboration I've heard of this new policy, but
> the ultimate source is still the dive operator Deep Blue, so until you
> hear from your operator (Explorer, right?) I wouldn't panic.

The other post did say that the Aggressors and the Sky Dancer were
exempt from the new policy. I'm on the Sky Dancer. So hopefully it's
still a go for me, but I'm definitely going to stay nervous until we
actually get to Wolf and Darwin and get in the water.

> Some of us were talking about this last night, wondering why the gov't
> would cancel the relatively low impact activity of diving rather than
> the much higher impact land tours, and someone pointed out the
> obvious. An anti-diving policy will have the least economic impact. It
> will also have the least environmental benefit, of course.
>
> Good luck.

Thanks. I'll definitely be keeping everyone posted.

On Jul 14, 3:08 pm, George Cathcart <george.cathc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, this is the first corroboration I've heard of this new policy, but
> the ultimate source is still the dive operator Deep Blue, so until you
> hear from your operator (Explorer, right?) I wouldn't panic.

The other post did say that the Aggressors and the Sky Dancer were
exempt from the new policy. I'm on the Sky Dancer. So hopefully it's
still a go for me, but I'm definitely going to stay nervous until we
actually get to Wolf and Darwin and get in the water.

> Some of us were talking about this last night, wondering why the gov't
> would cancel the relatively low impact activity of diving rather than
> the much higher impact land tours, and someone pointed out the
> obvious. An anti-diving policy will have the least economic impact. It
> will also have the least environmental benefit, of course.
>
> Good luck.

Thanks. I'll definitely be keeping everyone posted.

On Jul 14, 3:55 pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:

> > Good luck.
>
> Thanks. I'll definitely be keeping everyone posted.

Peter Hughes and the Aggressor have now confirmed on their websites
that they are still doing the trips.

http://www.peterhughes.com/Sky/Sky_pressrelease.shtml
http://www.aggressor.com/subpage9.php

So far it appears that everyone else is screwed, especially those who
have already paid for everything and are scheduled to travel in the
near future.

Of course things can apparently change pretty quickly in that part of
the world, so I'm not going to count my blessings until I'm actually
underwater at Darwin watching whale sharks swim by. It looks like we
won't be complaining about too many dive boats on the site.

On Jul 14, 3:55 pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:

> > Good luck.
>
> Thanks. I'll definitely be keeping everyone posted.

Peter Hughes and the Aggressor have now confirmed on their websites
that they are still doing the trips.

http://www.peterhughes.com/Sky/Sky_pressrelease.shtml
http://www.aggressor.com/subpage9.php

So far it appears that everyone else is screwed, especially those who
have already paid for everything and are scheduled to travel in the
near future.

Of course things can apparently change pretty quickly in that part of
the world, so I'm not going to count my blessings until I'm actually
underwater at Darwin watching whale sharks swim by. It looks like we
won't be complaining about too many dive boats on the site.

On Jul 14, 3:55 pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:

> > Good luck.
>
> Thanks. I'll definitely be keeping everyone posted.

Peter Hughes and the Aggressor have now confirmed on their websites
that they are still doing the trips.

http://www.peterhughes.com/Sky/Sky_pressrelease.shtml
http://www.aggressor.com/subpage9.php

So far it appears that everyone else is screwed, especially those who
have already paid for everything and are scheduled to travel in the
near future.

Of course things can apparently change pretty quickly in that part of
the world, so I'm not going to count my blessings until I'm actually
underwater at Darwin watching whale sharks swim by. It looks like we
won't be complaining about too many dive boats on the site.

On Jul 14, 3:55 pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:

> > Good luck.
>
> Thanks. I'll definitely be keeping everyone posted.

Peter Hughes and the Aggressor have now confirmed on their websites
that they are still doing the trips.

http://www.peterhughes.com/Sky/Sky_pressrelease.shtml
http://www.aggressor.com/subpage9.php

So far it appears that everyone else is screwed, especially those who
have already paid for everything and are scheduled to travel in the
near future.

Of course things can apparently change pretty quickly in that part of
the world, so I'm not going to count my blessings until I'm actually
underwater at Darwin watching whale sharks swim by. It looks like we
won't be complaining about too many dive boats on the site.

On Jul 14, 3:55 pm, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:

> > Good luck.
>
> Thanks. I'll definitely be keeping everyone posted.

Peter Hughes and the Aggressor have now confirmed on their websites
that they are still doing the trips.

http://www.peterhughes.com/Sky/Sky_pressrelease.shtml
http://www.aggressor.com/subpage9.php

So far it appears that everyone else is screwed, especially those who
have already paid for everything and are scheduled to travel in the
near future.

Of course things can apparently change pretty quickly in that part of
the world, so I'm not going to count my blessings until I'm actually
underwater at Darwin watching whale sharks swim by. It looks like we
won't be complaining about too many dive boats on the site.