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Log of S/V High Drama
No.8-The Galapagos to the Marquesas and Tuamotus,
French Polynesia
May 2001

     Welcome to the latest installment of the Log of High Drama! Join us in the Galapagos, approximately 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, and travel to the Marquesas and Tuamotus in French Polynesia, a distance of 3,500 nautical miles. We start with a few photos of the Galapagos and our last dive trip, and then go on with a brief description of life at sea, and conclude with more about two of the fascinating groups of islands within French Polynesia, the Marquesas and the Tuamotus. We always welcome hearing about your life, the ball scores, or even the Bush Administration. Indeed, a significant number of our friends and business associates, notorious flat earthers, have concluded that we went over the edge (and they are right) and have stopped writing. Don't be a flat earther! Write to us at:
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The Galapagos: Our last dive

     Agamite, our young dive master, was recently released from active duty in the Israeli army, where she served as a commando. She supervised our last dive in the Galapagos. We saw hammerheads on both dives that day. The last one was big (12 feet) and close. We also saw the smaller white tip reef sharks, a big sea turtle, two schools of different species manta rays; we played with sea lions, saw lots of eels and unknown fish. The abundance of sea life is amazing - the whole food chain starts with cold sea currents that uplift from the deep rich with nutrients so there is plenty of food for everything up the chain. They say that's why the hammerheads here aren't aggressive and don't eat tourists very often. Mike rented an underwater camera but we could not find anyone to develop the film. So those pictures will have to wait.

Ann & Mike preparing for dive

Mike, Agamite & Jeff

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