I did three nitrox fun dives, full of life, octopuses, hammerheads, black mantas, mantas, bluefin trevallies, jacks, etc., just thought after the third dive when I had the opportunity to share with the manta my own personal moment, I decide to not to do the third one, but the rest of the team did it. […]
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Wow. Just… Wow. It’s been a long time coming to get to this point in my life, career and journey of exploring new places, countries, the world and the ocean. Out of all the places that I have been so far, which have been many, the Archipelago Revillagigedo has been, and will continue to be, […]
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And what a start to the day…13 dolphins swam close by to say “Welcome to Socorro”. Dive two…the meeting with “Gertrude”, a very large Manta ray. A fellow team member decided her name would be Gertrude. For 25 minutes, this friendly giant stayed and played. What an incredible first encounter. Thanks Pato for finding her […]
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Mantas and dolphins and flounders OH my! Both Black & Chevron mantas and dolphins entertained us for the first 2 dives. The more bubbles the better for the mantas! The more twists/turns the better for the dolphins. Not sure what the flounders enjoyed the most. The 4th dive ended with a huge school of jacks […]
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This is our last day of diving on our combo trip. Great white shark cage diving at Guadalupe island, and Socorro island. It could not get better than today. Starting at the Canyon at San Benedicto, we got to the cleaning station at 80ft where we spotted a hammerhead shark! Then I decided to go […]
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As we swam into the deep blue surrounding the strange outcrop called La Roca Partida, I was filled with a strange combination of thrill and calm. You know, the calm you feel as the water gently rushes past, and the sound of your breath as the bubbles escape up towards the surface. The faint crackling […]
Read MoreAnyways, when a large black manta came in towards our divers, the silky took off towards the manta and hit it really hard in the gill area. Really hard! The giant manta took off and that was the last that anyone saw of it. It’s all very interesting as we’ve always wondered why sharks don’t attack the mantas (it is very rare to see bite marks on a manta). I guess they do!!
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