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We had a terrific 2024 mobulas and orca season. We now believe there are at least 3 pods of orcas that are resident year-round in the Sea of Cortez. Not just around La Ventana, but further north as well. In fact, we saw one pod feeding off loreto just yesterday, Sept 10 and then again this […]
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The animals of the Mexico Sardine Run are really something—REALLY SOMETHING! How do you describe a giant bryde’s whale appearing 20 to 30 feet away in indigo blue water, gulping its way through poor frightened sardines! Or the sight of super-fast marlin streaking their way around you. Or as happened last December, humpback whale mommas […]
Read MoreThe dive was awesome loads and loads of hammerhead sharks so many and the good things is the shallow they are, our air lasted for ages.
Read MoreWe found the Pilot Whales and we put the guests to snorkel with them. All the time on our route to Lapaz, looking for Orcas while we arrive.
Read MoreWe love keeping things exciting with new ideas and new destinations. Love it! And there is a lot going on right now. LifeLine nexGen is now available The LifeLine has always saved lives. It’s that simple. We save lives. nexGen is new, better, more accurate, faster to get a GPS signal, and has almost 100 […]
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We’ve been diving Socorro since 1978 and have never seen a season like this. Yeah. In the old days, the diving was phenomenal, with stories of 30 giant mantas circling the divers and loads of sharks. Our first boat was the funky old 120 ft wooden Baja Explorador, a converted research boat sans air conditioning (everyone slept […]
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Heck yes!! Take yesterday, for example. It was a nice day in late July, the first dive day on an Ultimate Whale Shark expedition to Bahia de Los Angeles. We were anchored off Las Animas, north of La Paz. The warm-up dive was great, with loads of fish and California sea lions. Our guests loved it. For […]
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