The whale shark was about five meters long and cruising around the island and even made an appearance by the Belle Amie. We could observe it from the sundeck as it was cruising along the surface enjoying the warm water.
Read MoreSometimes we can observe the manta rays being cleaned by the clarion angelfish, endemic fish to these islands. Other times, the manta rays are plentiful and engage in social behaviour by following each other and performing a courtship dance and, if we are really lucky, the manta rays engage with the divers.
Read MoreWe saw two whale sharks at Roca Partida plus many Galapagos, silvertip and whitetips sharks as well as huge tuna around the rock on every dive.
Read MoreWe continued south and near San Juan de la Costa we met our aerial support who pointed us almost immediately to a big pod of bottlenose dolphins and later, some humpback whales!
Read MoreOn one of our dives, we saw a pod of 17 adult dolphins with three baby dolphins, two whale sharks circling Roca Partida and a bait ball of skipjacks being chased by silky sharks and Galapagos sharks.
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Another adult false killer whale joined the area and they were extremely playful and interactive with us while we were just floating at the surface.
Read MoreWe are encountering an enormous amount of fish, dolphins and manta rays. But the highlight is the resident school of scalloped hammerhead sharks.
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