Dive Review of
Palau Aggressor in
Micronesia/Palau

 Kona and Kauai, Hawaii; Cayman Islands. 

Dive Conditions

110 ft maximum, 60 minutes +/- per dive, min 500lbs in tank at end of dive.  

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Overall Rating

The Good:  It was GOOD that I decided to do two weeks
"back-to-back", as the travel time and cost of air travel to
Palau was considerable.  Each week was different from the other, including
some of the dive sites.  3/4's of the crew changed between the two weeks
(due to vacations, etc.), and each were excellent in their own way. The
weather the first week was gray, choppy, and with occassional showers;
while the second week was blue sky, blue water, and calm seas.  I was able
to log 44 dives during the two weeks (11 days of total diving), missing
only three dives the first week, and one the second week.  The food was
excellent both weeks, thanks to Chef Scott.  The accommodations were
spotless and kept that way all week, and watching the crew clean the ENTIRE
boat on Sunday between groups wore me out!  We had several great channel
dives, some reef hook-in dives to watch the reef sharks (plenty of action
from those guys), several gorgeous wall dives, and some really nice finds
on a few night dives.  All of the crew, both weeks, were very friendly and
most were helpful on locating critters on the dives.

The Bad:  On one dive, two divers in our group, who were taking u/w
photos, pinned a small turtle against a wall, allowing it no escape.  They
kept their lenses less than 18 inches from this little guy for over five
mins of filming.  I couldn't watch this intrusive behavior continue, so I
motioned to one of the divemasters to stop them.  The divemaster did
nothing, just shrugged his shoulder at me.  How infuriating!  And after the
dive, no one mentioned what had happened to me.  Also, on one night dive I
was buddied with one of the divemasters, and he ditched me...just left me
alone and returned to the skiff, without any communication before he left. 
I let him know I was miffed, when I returned with another couple I found,
who I then finished the dive with.

What do I wish I had known before I left home: Nothing much, except that
it is a really, really long way to travel for only a one week trip, and I
was SO Happy that I had stretched it into two weeks.      

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