It was the most amazing experience to have them swim so close! I got to see humpback whales jumping in the air and baby humpbacks at San Benedicto. In Socorro, I also got to see a dolphin doing flips in the air in the evening and during the day a mom and baby dolphin swimming. […]
Read MoreWE HAD BIG SCHOOLS OF JACKS AND A POD OF DOLPHINS THAT CAME UP CLOSE AND PLAYED. GALAPAGOS SHARKS, SILKIE SHARKS, WHITE TIP SHARKS, SILVER TIP SHARKS. I WAS IMPRESSED. CAPTAIN DAVE PROMISED A WHALE SHARK………. WE HAD A MANTA AS WELL THAT DID NOT COME AS CLOSE AS THE BOILER AND THEN LEFT. -DAVE […]
Read MoreWe are anchored at Roca Partida. The sun is shining and there is a 10 knot breeze from the North that is keeping us cool when we are out on the decks of the Nautilus Explorer. We arrived this morning and dropped the anchor just to the NW of the rock so that when we […]
Read MoreDive day :6 Location: Roca Partida, Socorro Island Dive 1 Vis: 90ft Current:N-S Swell:3-4 Water Tem :25 C comments:We had some current coming from the north to the south had a great encounter just like what roca Partida should be had the silky ,galapagos ,silver tip, hammerhead sharks and a school of skip jacks […]
Read MoreThe Canyon at Socorro island… what manta dreams are made of. The first dive had 1 giant manta with return visits through out the dive. But the second dive was something special, had 3 mantas circling for at least 25 minutes and even joined us at the safety stop. The final we only had brief […]
Read MoreEarly morning 7:15AM dive—just past dawn at Roca Partida…many white tip sharks cruising for breakfast. Then, just below 110 ft…many hammerhead sharks of all sizes—babies, big ones—cruising for their breakfast. Once again, divemaster Juan, like a shark-whisperer, puts us at just the right spot! Phyllis As we predicted, the school of hammerhead sharks was there, […]
Read MoreMay 10th Puede una manta resultar molesta en una inmesion? La respuesta es: si. Cuando insiste en jugar con los buceadores mientras estos estan rodeados de enormes silkies, galapagos, silver tips, atunes, white tips… Como colofon, hamerheads. La ultima inmersion del dia fue fantastica, inolvidable. Jesus Roca Partida e uma montanha pequena no meio do […]
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