Roca Partida was insanely good on the last two days. On the fourth dive of the first day, one of our guests started moving really fast and pointing at something in the shallow area. We were around hundreds of white mouth jacks so we could really see what he was pointing at, then suddenly the big silhouette of a 3 meter whale shark appeared. We got all crazy about the sighting and we waited five minutes in the same spot and it showed again two times more. The next day, right after we jumped, it appeared again and swam again in circles around the rock a couple of times. During the dive a 9 meter whale shark showed up and came back twice. We saw the baby 3 meter whale shark on the four dives of the second day and the big one on two dives that day. Thanks to Xavi Labad for the pictures.
It’s Manta Madness at the Boiler!! Yesterday we finished this Socorro dive trip with a bang!! After many shark and dolphin encounters and some big yellowfin tuna, turtles and the occasional manta swimming by, our guests requested some more manta magic. “Ok”, we said and off we went to the Boiler for our last day of diving and it exceeded everyone’s expectations!! The water was the clearest it has been the whole year and the mantas were there throughout the whole 4 dives. The sun was shining and the colors were bright and in the 3rd and 4th dive we had moments with 8 mantas around us at one time. It was the perfect ending to an already great trip! See you next week Socorro!!
The diving gave us experiences that we’ll continue to dream of – a variety of Giant Mantas, Sharks galore, a multitude of Jacks, right in your face in almost every dive! And who could forget those curious and friendly Dolphins that check you out from time to time. The service on the Nautilus Explorer is “sobresaliente”, I could not have asked for more, except maybe for an evening massage, but that’s probably asking too much! The Captain and Divemasters were all very safety conscious, making sure fun was maximized while risks were minimized. The food was great! And I really mean that! All of the crew were hardworking yet always had smiles to greet you and clown around, making my stay almost feel like home.
Hello again from Nautilus Explorer @ Roca Partida. 7 a.m. and we are having breakfast, about to start our first dive of the day, we are all excited about today because last week we saw a whale shark here so the expectation are high. Yesterday we dove Punta Tosca and a guest took a very nice picture of me with a sting ray that I want to share with you. I really like to observe sting rays, if you approach them slowly they let you go really close and they look at you while you see them breathing. There are many interesting animals in this islands with the mantas and the sharks.
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Canadian shipyard built from the keel up with a thoughtful design intended to support operations from the chilly current swept waters of Alaska to the equatorial heat of Clipperton Island. Recently lengthened to 132 ft, the Explorer was the world’s first SOLAS safety certified dive boat.
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Our new Gallant Lady is beautiful and combines the luxury of a Broward yacht with thoughtful liveaboard dive boat design. This 116 foot yacht features 6 large suites, accommodating 12 guests, and 1700 horsepower along with hydraulic stabilizers, speeding you wherever you want to go.
Take a deep breath. Jump in the water. Open Your Eyes. Here they are, before you. Hundreds of Mobula rays elegantly flapping their wings and swimming alongside each other in mesmerizing circles. These rays aren’t just a treasure to see underwater, they’re also quite the aerobatic performers, and can be seen leaping high into the air before crashing through the surface with a loud bang!
Today was our first day of diving here at Revillagigedo and it feel so good to be back on board. The Canyon at San Benedicto did not fail to impress once gain. The water was clear and a slight current was taking us on a westerly direction. Chevron mantas greeted us as we entered the water on the first dive followed by dusky sharks, silver tips, silky sharks, hammerheads, and more mantas.
We started off jumping close to the wall. While swimming towards the receiver, several whitetips crossed our way. Suddenly, a hammerhead appeared in the blue and disappeared as fast as he came. When swimming to the inner side of the lava finger, several whitetips were circling between the rocks, curious to find out what these black things were, making these strange bubbles. Almost as the hammerhead, a big manta, followed by blind passengers below him, showed up swimming gently above us and disappeared again in the blue.
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