Galapagos - Part 6: Scuba Diving Kicker Rock San Cristobal Sea Lions

A compilation of footage taken during our dives on Kicker Rock from the island of San Cristobal in the Galapagos Archipelago. Also included is some footage of the island's sea lion population. They were infinitely entertaining to watch play, lounge and scream at each other throughout the day and night..
Shot with GoPro Hero 10 at 4K/60fps and (2) Backscatter Macro Wide 4300 video lights. No red filter. The underwater footage has minor color correction. The speed of certain clips has been slightly altered for dramatic effect.
Our first visit to Galapagos was everything we'd hoped for and was incredibly rewarding. The landscapes were striking and the diving was about as good as it gets from a land based perspective. We would've loved to dive from a live aboard but it just wasn't affordable for us this year. Still, we saw just about everything this ancient ecosystem is famous for. The water was cool, the volcanic topography was impressive and the marine life was abundant. There were times we wished for better visibility but all those nutrients in the water column is what attracts so much interesting megafauna so close to shore and into recreation diving depths.
We opted to travel with a package arranged for us by the dive operation we used. Academy Bay provided all transfers, scuba diving, accomodations and land based tours from Santa Cruz and San Cristobal. Everything happened exactly as it was promised and we were very happy overall. The dive boats and crew were among the best we've encountered. The guides were excellent at finding the animals everyone wanted to see.
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Music by Barn Owl, Arboretum, The Hidden Hand, Grails, Yoo Doo Right, Crippled Black Phoenix and Colour Haze. I don't own any of the rights, nor do I profess to. This account is not monetized. Go buy their albums.
Barn Owl - "Pacific Isolation" from the album V (2013)
Arboretum - “Another Hiding Place” from the album Song of the Pearl (2009)
The Hidden Hand - “Prayer For The Night” from the album Divine Propaganda (2003)
Grails - “New Prague” from the album Chalice Hymnal (2017)
Barn Owl - "Pale Star" from the album Lost In The Glare (2011)
You Doo Right - "Don't Think You Can Escape Your Purpose" from the album Don't Think You Can Escape Your Purpose (2021)
Crippled Black Phoenix - "Times, They Are A'raging" from the album Great Escape (2018)
Colour Haze - "Last Call" from the album To The Highest Gods We Know (2014)