It was an active morning as a mother and baby pair approached our boat. We had wonderful interaction, they kept coming to us for a while and the baby was opening its mouth, giving us beautiful baby whale smiles.
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During the first two sessions, we had the chance to interact with a very friendly baby and the mom. Both were very relaxed, comfortable, and friendly too.
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Tony, Tito, and Ramiro showed us their culture, their relationship with nature, and their knowledge of the sea, the land, and the animals with which they share life.
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Schooling hammerheads at Punta Tosca, a Tiger shark at Roca O’Neal, 8 Giant Mantas in one dive at the Boiler and an awesome surprise at Roca Partida when a pod of about 60 False Killer Whales swam by the Explorer.
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Our second trip to Socorro is nearly over now. We have enjoyed every single day and dive!!! Our expectations were more than met. Basically, we are ready to come back already or join Nautilus for another destination. –Joern and Diana Without any doubt and thanks to Bufanda and Two-Socks (Calcita), the humpback mom and calf, this […]
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Whales like I’ve never seen before captured on film by several of our divers this past trip! Some of the pictures and video of a mother and very new calf was breathtaking for those of us stuck above water. I happened to have a sneak preview of several of these treasures before any kind of […]
Read MoreOver the two days all of our divers were able to have closer and more intimate interactions with a couple of giant manta rays than anyone imagined. Some divers saw a small school of 10 hammerheads and one lucky group of divers had terrific interaction with a dolphin who played for 5 minutes before taking off rapidly and leaping out of the water. The silvertip and Galapagos sharks were off the northeast end of the rock circling in and out of view. One of the Galapagos sharks looked like it is recovering from a nasty spear wound to the head. He has a large lump with a hole on the top right side of his head and a hole/scar on the bottom left side by his gills. The good news is that we saw him last trip as well and he seems to be recovering nicely.
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