Ted: Roca Partida Roc(k)ed! Get it?! But really, where in the world can you dive seemingly in the middle of nowhere on a pinnicle 200 feet deep on a volcano 10,000 feet deep? Impressive, to say the least. Quite the little eco system down there too. My favorite was the Silvertip Sharks. They are beefy […]
Read MoreLocation: Roca Partida, Nov. 17/18 We are back to our dear rock Roca Partida after been taking nautilus Explorer the 70 Nautical miles from San Benedicto. Our Anchor landed on 245 ft of water and we started to get the skiffs in the water and at 7:45 we started to launch our first divers. Finally […]
Read MoreLocation: Ensenada to Guadalupe, Baja California North Imagine a dive trip where you get to dive with Great White sharks, followed by sea-lions in an untouched kelp forest, followed by Giant Manta Rays, dolphins, hammerheads, silkies, and galapagos sharks, to name only a few. I don`t think there is anywhere else in the world you […]
Read MoreLocation: Roca Partida, Socorro Island, Islas Revillagigedo, Mexico We just completed 8 scuba dives (over 2 days) at Roca Partida and I have to say we couldn’t have had better weather. To see the “Pacific” Ocean actually live up to her name is a rare thing indeed, and we were blessed with absolutely flat calm seas […]
Read MoreLocation: Rocas Alijos, a remote oceanic volcanic pinnacle off the coast of Baja California, Mexico We found the sharp shallow pinnacle at Rocas Alijos!! Top on 30 ft and it goes straight down on a flat sand and rocky bottom at 175 ft. Impressive! For not missing it we dove down a grapple on the top. […]
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.
Read MoreWe saw Silvertip sharks, Galapagos sharks, Silky sharks, Hammerheads and White Tipped Reef sharks. There was a school of jacks at between 60 and 80 feet that stayed off the north point for both the days that we were there. The night of the full moon coincided with our night at Roca Partida which always makes for a spectacular evening on the “moon deck,” especially when combined with the flat seas that we were experiencing. A good omen for the rest of the trip.
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