San Ignacio Gray Whales
Extraordinary Interaction & Experience
Location: Punta Tosca , Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico We came out on the lava flow and on the first scuba dive we got a few hammerhead sharks. I got a single humpback whale swimming over our head and by the time as I reached the first and closest diver it was gone!! Cr*p!!! On […]
Read MoreLocation: On our way to the Canyon, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedos, Mexico On our way heading down south leaving Cabo San Lucas we started directly spot Humpbacks whales , a bit later a marlin at the surface. 30 Nautical Miles south of the cape we first spotted 3 what we first thought where humpbacks but […]
Read MoreLocation: Roca Partida, Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico Getting back to Roca Partida, again we met up with dolphins like last time. It has been more frequent than earlier. My theory is that they have been following the humpbacks out here , very often when we see hump back we see them escorted by groups of dolphins. […]
Read More26 January 2009 Punta Tosca The first group on the first dive was lucky enough to see four different mantas. After that it was rather quiet. Low visibility and annoying currents pushing away from the dive site and the island Visibility around 10 m, water temp +25 Harri Wikberg […]
Read MoreLocation: The Canyon dive site, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedos, Mexico Check out dives on the Nautilus Explorer do not get any better than this!! We arrived at The Canyon divesite at San Benedicto Island last night and after a quiet calm night in the anchorage, our guests eagerly jumped in the water this morning. We were immediately joined […]
Read MoreAfter another quiet night at anchor, we headed around the corner to the famous ‘Boiler’, a pinnacle jutting up from several hundred feet to within around 10 ft of the surface. As the ocean swell passes over the rock, the swell climbs and breaks, creating the boiling effect. Today however we had one of those […]
Read MoreFor our final two days of diving we made the short 35 mile crossing north to San Benedicto Island. First stop was the Canyon, on the south side of the island, offering a well protected bay from any swell in the area. Another beautiful day today with lots of sunshine and calm seas, we were […]
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