After a relatively slow day the previous day at Cabo Pearce on the east side of Socorro Island, yesterday we moved to one of our favorite divesites on the west side called Punta Tosca. We arrived the night before last and after dinner we had our weekly snorkel with the silky sharks. With all of […]
Read MoreWe started this 13-day expedition by heading north from Cabo San Lucas and into the Sea of Cortez looking for some quality time with the playful sealions that make their home near the capital of Baja California Sur, La Paz. Just north of Isla Espiritu Santo lies Los Islotes, a small island that is home […]
Read More19 april 2011 Roca Partida , Socorro islands , Revillagigedo , Pacific Ocean, Mexico Same mother and calf humpback as last trip are visiting us! And a Galapago sharks swallows a 5 ft green Moray eel in front of our masks! Today we had two great dives with as well beautiful show of humpbacks breaching […]
Read MoreA nice day of diving on the leeward (SW) side of Clipperton Atoll. We made four dives along the barrier wall and saw many silvertip and Galapagos sharks. The tiger shark and hammerheads from yesterday did not visit us again, but tomorrow is another day and another chance. –Chris Up early for pre-breakfast dive and […]
Read More7am – up early and there it was – Clipperton on the horizon – the edge of the circular atoll a wider expanse than expected between the groups of coconut palms – by 8 am we were there escorted by schools of dolphins and diving Boobies! (It is lucky to get pooped on by […]
Read MoreRoca Partida woke up this afternoon! Along with some lively action on the surface was some equally live action below with sharks of all kinds lurking about. Duskies, Silkies, Galapagos, White tips, Silver tips and Hammerheads were converging on the Rock today in a shark convention it seemed. While the Nautilus held fast in […]
Read MoreOur last two diving days took place at Roca Partida. We always gauge our visits here according to the weather and this time we hit it perfectly. The sea flattened right out for us and conditions were perfect. Clear water, little breeze and a light current made for 8 spectacular dives. There were humpback whales […]
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