1.04.2009 Cabo Pierce. Smooth run over from Roca. Had Mantas waiting in the bay while the Mexican Navy verified our paper work, then over to Cabo Pierce. Hammerheads out on the point for dive one 76 degree water and little current. Dolphins at 60 feet at the point for dives two and three. Very photogenic. […]
Read MoreLocation: The Boiler, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedos, Mexico We may often write these reports lauding the encounters with silky, galapagos, and hammerhead sharks that we find around Socorro Island, but it is no great secret that the real star attraction – the marine life that most divers come to see – are the beautiful resident […]
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 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 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 MoreFinally we went to a new site on the north east side of San Benedicto and found some interesting rock formations with lots of reef life and what appeared to be a moray eel the colour of a Clarion Angelfish. Definitely a place for further investigation. On the run home we came up with a list of possible names for the newly explored sites including Whale Sound, Booby Prize, The Act of Waiting on a Rock and Watching Barnacles although none have been adopted at this time. Maybe a few more dives on the sites will bring out the personality of the sites and the names will become obvious.
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