The stay went well—great weather, plenty of sun, and no rain.
The diving was nice, with fairly frequent shark sightings and a few eagle rays (which I managed to miss every single time :), but the visibility was only average. The water was $29°C$, and the coral did not like that at all; there was quite a bit of bleaching.
The Blue Hole is cool, but not necessarily impressive; I prefer the one in the Bahamas where there is more sea life.
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The boat was very nice—a bit old, but the crew is very friendly, the food is very good, and the boat is quite practical overall. All dives are done from Zodiacs.
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Un petit retour suite a ma croisière sur le Roatan aggressor.
Le bateau, tres sympa, classique chez aggressor, service toujours au top, cuisine toujours tres bonne (du coup regime cette semaine :) )
Météo plutôt bonne pour février, 28C tout le temps, pas de pluie, mais du vent, ce qui ne nous a pas trop perturbe, eau a 26-27C, visibilité tres bonne.
Apres un long ( très long ! ) trajet pour rejoindre l archipel, les paysages sont magnifiques digne de cartes postales, météo plutôt bonne, quelques averses par-ci par-la, 30C la journée, 28C le soir :)
Eau chaude, trop, 30C, voir 31C sur certain sites, et ca se voit au niveau des coraux, je n ai jamais vu autant de corail blanchi ( j ai vu a plusieurs reprises des tables de corails de 2m de diamètre entièrement blanchi ...)
L ensemble du récif reste tout de meme en bonne santé.
Dive Conditions:
Currents: Currents at Wolf and Darwin Island. Moderate Currents at Isabela Island.
Visibility: good 50 - 60ft. at Darwin Island and at Wolf.
Visibility at Fernandina very good 65 – 70ft. Isabela also very good 70 - 80ft. Very good at Cousins 60 - 70ft. No currents.
Water Temperature: Up in the north at Darwin and Wolf Island now 24C (74F). In the west Part of the Islands fresher, about 14C (57F)
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