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Galapagos Surf Trip--advice

Postby LongBeachSurfer » Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:14 pm

I am going to the Galapagos for a week in January. Does anyone have any advice on board selection, and places to surf? I am a solid intermediate. Am I going to die, or enjoy myself?
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Postby scuba steve » Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:27 pm

Check out this website: http://www.casasol.com/galapagos-breaks.php
The only problem is most, if not all of the waves there get very big and break over shallow reefs so as the website says are for advanced surfers only. You could have a go but I would'nt if i were you.
There must be some beachbreaks if you searched around a bit.
Classic Galapagos waves:
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Have fun!! 8)
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Postby Dec » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:28 am

aah They look like real nice waves! You will probably have a great time!

PS. It doesn't look that big? :?
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Postby gdude335 » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:52 pm

looks that big to me, just because you get big waves. meh
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Postby libby » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:22 am

It looks big to us mere mortals Dec!

I am so so so jealous of you going to the Galapagos its every biologists/ environmentalists wet dream grrrr!
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Re: Galapagos Surf Trip--advice

Postby WhiteShark » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:40 pm

LongBeachSurfer wrote:I am going to the Galapagos for a week in January. Does anyone have any advice on board selection, and places to surf? I am a solid intermediate. Am I going to die, or enjoy myself?


if you don't know what board you should take, you're not prepared to galapagos. stay at home or come to portugal :D
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Postby Dec » Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:54 am

Libby wrote:biologists/ environmentalists wet dream grrrr!


:lol: LMFAO"!! I don't need to say anyting to that comment!
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