YD does Galapagos - 30.09.07-13.10.07 (Yes, you did read that right!!!)

[ardhill]

Just wear your semi dry under your clothes when you go. OK, you might be a bit warm on the journey, but it will help your weight limit

[SCUBA Chick]

Originally Posted by principia

So how much over the weight limit is every one expecting to be?

J

We'll be weighing our cases as usual before we leave...but to be honest after spending the last few years trying to pack for 2 weeks away using one case each and that had to include the dive gear this is going to be an absolute luxury for us...we actually get to pack a decent amount of clothing for this trip!!!

Still planning to wear our walking boots for our trek to travel in though

Kathy

[Fiona]

Frankly I don't care about the Galapagos leg. I have always worked on 20kg standard allowance and an extra 20kg for dive kit.

[John Gulliver]

Originally Posted by Fiona

Frankly I don't care about the Galapagos leg. I have always worked on 20kg standard allowance and an extra 20kg for dive kit.

I have just checked my original paperwork and it did say 40 euros, seems it is now only 20 euros each way.

Yes, I noticed that too. Good news! Regarding the Galapagos leg, I don't think the cost for overweight luggage is a major problem as the rate per kilo isn't particularly steep. The biggest problem on that leg, as I understand it, is getting them to load all your luggage on the same plane. I've read about people with a lot of luggage having to leave some of it on the mainland to follow on a later plane and not getting it before the boat sailed. God forbid that happening to me!

[UELou]

Hi Galapagos crew. My husband Grant and I are in Quito today and go on Sky Dancer in the morning. Quito is a lovely warm 26 degrees during the day so pack your shorts but it does get chilly in the evening. We went for a tour around the old town today which is fun and went to the Equator. The official monument is boring but the other one down the road is great fun with water down the plughole demos and other fun stuff and you get to learn a bit about Ecuador culture too. Grant even had a go at a a blow pipe. We came from Port Douglas, Australia. Our route is more complicated than your travel plans. On Tuesday night we flew to Sydney, stayed overnight, flew to Auckland, then on to Santiago, overnight again and then finally to Quito. We got stung with excess baggage from Santiago to Quito so we already know that in the morning we will be paying excess baggage on the flight to the Galapagos. Have a fab trip and wave at our boat when you see us. Looking forward to catching up with Fiona in Peru.

[Simon TW]

There isn't much time left to decide to drop out.

[Fiona]

Originally Posted by Simon TW

There isn't much time left to decide to drop out.

Poor Simon you did have you chance





about 18months ago

[Lou]

Originally Posted by Fiona

I have just checked my original paperwork and it did say 40 euros, seems it is now only 20 euros each way.

Are you sure about that? I've just checked the website and it is still saying 40 Euros, which i assume is each way.

We will be in "Group 4" of the table - all other countries not mentioned in 2-3. Ecuador is not mentioned - only a "hop" between Quito and Guayaquil is 20 Euros.

[Fiona]

Yes sorry Lou you are probably right I didn't see/read the words "between" quito.

As you were



Right I only popped back to check the hose routing of a single rig - back to packing dive kit

[Fiona]

OK I have packed my dive bag :cough: just weighed it 29kg


So round two - repack, out comes the regs still 24kg

out comes the BP - 20.6kg

so out are the hesers

Dive kit now weighs 19.5kg