| On our forth day of diving in the Galapagos | | | | About fifty feet deep we stopped to see a |
| Islands we traveled to a dive site called Gordon's | | | | moray eel hiding in a crevice in the rocks. After a |
| Rock. It is a small volcanic mount that jettisons | | | | few minutes of exploring the underwater wall of |
| out of the water. Gordon's Rock is located near | | | | Gordon's rock we swam in the open water about |
| the north east corner of Santa Cruz Island. | | | | fifteen minutes with no structure at all to get our |
| As we donned our dive equipment we watched | | | | bearings. |
| the rough seas crashing against the jagged rocks | | | | It was spooky, especially with a strong current, |
| less than thirty feet from our boat wondering to | | | | but we had trust in our guide. Out of the misty |
| ourselves about the sanity of diving in this | | | | haze we saw a dozen or more five to six foot |
| untamed area. But, exhilaration and anticipation | | | | long hammerhead sharks swimming gracefully |
| subdued our concerns. | | | | below us. |
| Once in position, Macarron (our dive master) gave | | | | They are strange, but beautiful creatures with a |
| us the signal and we all flipped off of the side of | | | | fish like body and a T shaped head with eyes on |
| the boat starting our decent near the vertical wall | | | | the end of the T. Thoughts raced though my |
| of Gordon's rock. | | | | head. It is one thing to watch hammer head |
| Into the abyss we went, confident that our | | | | sharks on the discovery channel. It is another |
| experienced guide would keep us out of harms | | | | thing to see them live! |
| way. The current was about one to two knots | | | | Epilogue |
| and hour. Along with the strong current there | | | | If you are a diver, the Galapagos Islands is an |
| were some serious surges as deep as forty to | | | | amazing place to go. Having significant dives under |
| fifty feet. | | | | ones belt is important as the currents and cold |
| The swells pulled us upwards about four to five | | | | water are challenging. |
| feet and then shoved us back down the same | | | | The undersea world is prehistoric, wild and |
| amount a few seconds later. We were being | | | | unbelievably beautiful. The trip to the Galapagos |
| tossed around the seas like leaves in the wind. | | | | Islands surpassed every one of our expectations. |
| We tried to relax and navigate as best as possible | | | | The memories from this trip last a lifetime. |
| through the current and surges. | | | | |