On the first day of the trip, the first open ocean safari, seven orcas! No words! One of the things I value the most in working in the wildlife ecotourism sector is seeing the emotions of the guests on their faces whenever they have an encounter that has been waiting for a very long time.
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We didn’t know where to look, fin whales were all around us. After spending more than 1-hour cruising around the bay of La Paz with them, we stopped the engines, jumped in the water, and float on the glassy flat sea surface without a single noise but the constant breathing of the whales in the distance.
Read MoreEvery diver has a list of animals, creatures, and places to go diving. Some people have dreams and hopes in terms of seeing and spotting the biggest animals in the ocean. Obviously, this can’t be done anywhere. You need the right boat and crew, you need the right group of divers around you, and overall, […]
Read MoreDay one was awesome, on the first dive at Fondeadero we saw Dolphins hunting jacks under the boat, at El Canyon dive 2 and 3 schools of hammerheads, dive 4 hammerheads plus a tiger shark. I can wait to see what Revillagigedo has for us the rest of the week. Divemaster Mariane onboard the Nautilus […]
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Amidst all this, the whales go on with their business. As we were enjoying the beautiful weather on the panga ride to our camp, we saw a puff of vapor in the distance. It was a gray whale calf! A more voluminous blow spouted up, this time from the mom. Baby looked so tiny next to momma.
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The true miracle of San Ignacio Lagoon is that these highly intelligent creatures put aside all this violence and choose to interact with us on their own terms. Hard to imagine but true. The grays seek out physical affection from humans that might be anything from kisses, petting, or stroking to rolling on their backs and having their tummies scratched…
Read MoreToday was EPIC!! I saw one shark going full speed for the bait, for about 30 minutes. In one of the tries the shark lost the bait, which was cut off from the wrangling line, and he started to chase it down full speed. He grabbed it and came up to my cage, decided to […]
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