Day of the dolphin – leaping at the chance – Guest blog December 29, 2009

Tammie Today was the day of the dolphin at Socorro Island…  At lunch we spotted some off the starboard side at Punta Tosca and, since I am an avid admirer, I leaped (mid-lunch) at Dan’s suggestion that they might come and interact if we hopped in the water with snorkels.  What success!  I had 4 […]

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5 dive days to Christmas at Socorro Island.

Location: Cabo Pearse, Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Baja California Hard to imagine from our calm and ideallic anchorage at Socorro Island in the Revillagigedos.   We are anchored at Cabo Pearse at Socorro and my thoughts have been occupied with giant mantas, uber friendly dolphins and loads of sharks. Ashley, our hostess, commented this morning how much […]

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Dancing with Mantas

Location: The Canyon dive site, Islas San Benedicto, Revillagigedo’s, Baja California Mexico A day at sea could not be more pleasant. If we reached the forecast values for our transit we’d be content for a tranquil crossing, but our voyage was made all the milder by a minuscule chop and a light, amiable swell on our […]

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Scalloped hammerheads, curious Giant mantas and Bottlenose dolphins saying good bye.

Location: The Canyon and the Boiler by San Benedicto, Socorro Island and Revillagigedos. We finished of our last two days at San Benedicto which is the island 36 miles to the north of Socorro Island.  The island is actually very green compared with last year, greener then we ever seen it before. It is in […]

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Guest Blog – Nov. 30/09

On the way out on our second dive today we are escorted by several bottlenose dolphins.  They are waiting for us as we drop in, wanting to play. One hovers vertically in the water posing for photos and almost begging to be petted and stroked. Right below the dolphins is a large black manta circling […]

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Guest Blog – Nov. 29/09

El dia de hoy en ISlA  SOCORRO  el buceo fue grandioso  con cuatro delfines y tres mantas gigantes en la parada de seguridad. 29 NOV 2009   DE LA BELLA PERLA TAPATIA GUADALAJARA. Cabo Pierce a l’Est de Socorro, un concentre des plus belles especes reunies pour le plus grand plaisir des plongeurs : Mantas, Dauphins, […]

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Guest Blog – Nov.28/09

Offered the crew my vegemite which I bought all the way from Oz just for them, but I had no takers. Oh well, I have 5 more days to convince them of its ability to make you the sort of person that when you dive, the fish, they stop they watch. Michael Los buceos de […]

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