OT: Anything Goes 42

[JaegerDice]

How was the Galapagos? Did you do the NatGeo expedition? My buddies and I have been eyeing that for a decade now. It was always too pricey for us and now that I can justify it I have a wife and baby lol

Hey,

No as a group (2 couples) we decided we wanted more flexibility to make our own schedules on a day by day basis, so we didn't do the NatGeo tour. We ended up booking a boutique hotel, and then using a local dive company to plan dives at the major dive sites. We also did some snorkel tours, plus a lot of wildlife reserves, and a Darwin tour. So it was more free-form.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I work my ass off and I'm happy I can afford to pay my car insurance in six month blocks instead of month to month so I can save $150. f*** you rich childless bastards.

 

[Pez68]

Stay safe if you're in California.

 

[hawksrule]

My diving trip to Australia with the GF is all booked paid for!

Gonna be there for about a month, traveling down the east coast and south of Australia. If it were up to me, I would be going later in the year and just hopping on a live-aboard boat, but my girlfriend wants the whole Australia experience, so we're doing a bunch of on-land tourist and wildlife stuff too.

Last trip to the Galapagos was fantastic, so hopefully this one comes close.

Here's a go pro video montage I put up on insta. Since it's private, I can't share it normally, so I just uploaded it to streamable. Sorry if there are ads

What kind of ray is that starting at the 26 second mark? Looks enormous.

 

[GIADF]

Stay safe if you're in California.

I've lived out west and been impacted by fires before. I don't think a lot of people realize just how quickly those things can move. It's absolutely terrifying.

 

[JaegerDice]

What kind of ray is that starting at the 26 second mark? Looks enormous.

It’s a big Spotted Eagle ray