I’ve been to Roca Partida before but the first dive of the day was one of these dives that are simply magic. Leaving you with that special feel only a few dives over the years will give you to remember forever. We dove in only two of us and had the ocean all to ourselves. […]
Read MoreRoutine check in with the Navy base. A happy meeting and New Years hugs in between the navy guys and us. After the years here we have established a good relationship. They are also the guys that has been helping us in medical emergencies or have responded when we have reported illegal fishing activities. (Though […]
Read MoreSocorro Island. One-two-three, Go! We all backroll together and begin to descend onto the dive site, as I clear the bubbles off my lens and adjust my strobe, I see the dark manta shaped shadow out of the corner of my eye. Quickly I take a test shot to check my exposure and start lining […]
Read MoreHammerhead sharks, huge schools of yellow fin tuna, a pack of 17 stacked silvertip sharks, napping white tips. A great day of diving around the rock. Derek Bamonte, Denver, Colorado USA As one of the dive masters on the boat I am used to having great dives at all our dive sites around Socorro, however, […]
Read MoreRoca Partida: 100 plus vis, Silver tip, White tip, Galapagos, Hammer head Sharks, Bottlenose Dolphins, Yellow fin Tuna, and an attack sea urchin. How can it get better other than that. One more day here tomorrow. Eiko Jones. Sharks has been the word of the past two days here at Roca Partida, part of the […]
Read MorePicture perfect was the scene as we cast lines and departed for Socorro Island. The southbound journey of about 220 nautical miles was actually uneventful. If a beautiful cruising day at sea with a lovely and gentle lapping of the water at our bow could be called uneventful. These are the times a Captain truly […]
Read MoreWe had magnificent shark sightings on the first day of this trip but it has been pretty skinny since these huge winds kicked up. The only consolation is that this is the first time we have seen these kinds of winds for any sustained period of time at Guadalupe Island. It has been very peculiar as it is only blowing 15 – 20 knots out in the open ocean. I suspect that we have been experiencing katabatic winds or “williwaws” as we call them up north.
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