And what a start to the day…13 dolphins swam close by to say “Welcome to Socorro”. Dive two…the meeting with “Gertrude”, a very large Manta ray. A fellow team member decided her name would be Gertrude. For 25 minutes, this friendly giant stayed and played. What an incredible first encounter. Thanks Pato for finding her […]
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Sam says, “Don’t pass on the second dive…You might regret it.” Thanks to Sam, I went for the dive and had an amazing time. – Laura, Florida La Reyna With bad weather around the cape last night, we decided to come up into the Sea of Cortez until it settled down a bit. Our first […]
Read MoreWith the Sun rising creating a spectacular swirl of pink and orange, as we have our breakfast and dive briefing, still wiping the sleep out of our eyes. Nothing like simply waking up and being at your new dive destination, even though 80 or so miles away. The Swell at Roca partida can be on […]
Read MoreDecember 11th, 2013 Bright and Early before Sunrise, up comes the Anchor at San Benedicto, the Canyon. Socorro Island. To the Boiler we go! Around the corner on the east end of San Ben about a mile off, lies an awesome pinnacle in 150ft of water right to 15ft below the surface. Clearly able to […]
Read MoreWaking up to a Starlit Sky at Roca Partida, moon high in the sky standing on the top lounge deck of the Nautilus Explorer; trying to take it all in as you wake up. Everyone is up early for a remarkable Dawn dive, as the crew are up top, captain manning the Crane and getting […]
Read MoreIch habe heute, nach ueber 12 Jahren und vielen, vielen Tauchgaengen, meinen ersten Walhai gesehen!!! Endlich! Ich habe sooooooooooooooooooooo lange darauf gewartet! Er war riesig und vor allem wunderschoen!!! Ich werde Roca Partida nie vergessen. -Meike After 12 years of diving (albeit on and off while I was at University due to lack of funds) […]
Read MoreOur first three dives were filled with the usual galapagos and silver tipped sharks, nests of white tipped reef sharks, giant tuna, wahoo and the odd pacific manta. My highlight so far was the three hammerhead encounters on my second dive this morning – stunning. I got so used to this amazing shark action that […]
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