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teksimple · 26th November 2008, 19:00

RebreatherNut's Malpelo article in Advanced Diver Magazine may be out shortly. Curt has been busy. However, I have decided to preempt the article by posting just a few comments with some photos.

The bastard little step-child of Cocos and the Galapagos.

More hammerheads than you can shake a stick at.

Whale shark season.

“Bad hair” in Spanish.

Location of the last dive of more than one missing diver.

It is with thoughts like these that I packed up my (enormous amount of) gear with which I would fly to Panama.

The tropical eastern Pacific is my kind of diving. No shortage of currents and associated big animals, and a place where the advantages of closed circuit just shine. Having dived the Galapagos in 2005 with my Mk 15.5, I was itching to go back to this kind of territory. Except the Sky Dancer no longer allows closed circuit divers. When RebreatherNut (Peter) posted about a dedicated closed circuit trip to Malpelo on the vessel the Inula, I jumped at the chance.

I have to point out that Arvid, the owner/operator/captain of the Inula ran a very tight and safe operation. With that in mind, I am thankful that he allowed me some extended 2-3 hours dives in a specific location, called La Nevera (the refrigerator). Most of the following photos were taken there.

26th November 2008, 19:00	#1 (permalink)
teksimple RBW Censor Bait Mk 15.5 Mk 15, Classic & Sport KISS Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 623	Malpelo CCR trip on the sailing catamaran Inula RebreatherNut's Malpelo article in Advanced Diver Magazine may be out shortly. Curt has been busy. However, I have decided to preempt the article by posting just a few comments with some photos. The bastard little step-child of Cocos and the Galapagos. More hammerheads than you can shake a stick at. Whale shark season. “Bad hair” in Spanish. Location of the last dive of more than one missing diver. It is with thoughts like these that I packed up my (enormous amount of) gear with which I would fly to Panama. The tropical eastern Pacific is my kind of diving. No shortage of currents and associated big animals, and a place where the advantages of closed circuit just shine. Having dived the Galapagos in 2005 with my Mk 15.5, I was itching to go back to this kind of territory. Except the Sky Dancer no longer allows closed circuit divers. When RebreatherNut (Peter) posted about a dedicated closed circuit trip to Malpelo on the vessel the Inula, I jumped at the chance. I have to point out that Arvid, the owner/operator/captain of the Inula ran a very tight and safe operation. With that in mind, I am thankful that he allowed me some extended 2-3 hours dives in a specific location, called La Nevera (the refrigerator). Most of the following photos were taken there. Last edited by teksimple; 26th November 2008 at 19:29..
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