Captain and guest blog – Along with some lively action on the surface was some equally live action below with sharks of all kinds lurking about – Roca partida – 17 Mar 2011

  Roca Partida woke up this afternoon!  Along with some lively action on the surface was some equally live action below with sharks of all kinds lurking about.  Duskies, Silkies, Galapagos, White tips, Silver tips and Hammerheads were converging on the Rock today in a shark convention it seemed.  While the Nautilus held fast in […]

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captain’s blog – Oceanic White Tip and Roca Partida – Socorro Island – 16 Mar 2011

Our last two diving days took place at Roca Partida.  We always gauge our visits here according to the weather and this time we hit it perfectly.  The sea flattened right out for us and conditions were perfect.  Clear water, little breeze and a light current made for 8 spectacular dives.  There were humpback whales […]

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Guest blog –today the manta didn’t go away – socorro island – 04 mar 2011

  Today the manta didn’t go away. We went up and the manta followed us up to the cable. I think she would have liked to come home with us. What an annoying day. – Guilherme do Brazil We jumped into the water in hope to see a manta. Not even five minutes later a […]

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Something truly magical happened. a group of humpbacks ….. Captain and guest blog – 03 MAR 2011

Picture 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 […]

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Wreck diving in the Sea of Cortez

Location: Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico Wind had calmed down a bit but picked up in the afternoon with a norte.  We decided to make today a wreck day. Our first dive site of the day was the wreck of the Fang Ming that was sank as an artificial reef west of […]

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