s the hammerheads came in the fourth time, Cabo Pearce just exploded… two pelagic mantas came in behind us, and at our right eight bottlenose dolphins swam toward us… Mate, we didn’t know where to go. Crazy!
Read Mores the hammerheads came in the fourth time, Cabo Pearce just exploded… two pelagic mantas came in behind us, and at our right eight bottlenose dolphins swam toward us… Mate, we didn’t know where to go. Crazy!
Read MoreThe group I was guiding helped to make the encounter even better by a very passive interaction. I feel like the mantas stick around a lot more when we are just hovering motionless in the water. They just kept on doing circles around the group for almost the whole dive. Such an amazing experience.
Read MoreSocorro is a special place, one of the few on the planet, where wildness prevails, and humans are just temporary visitors. An underwater safari.
Read MoreHowever, the biggest thrills were to be found very close by today, diving under the boat with silkies! Contrary to the dolphins, they became really friendly and offered us many opportunities for good pictures and videos. The day ended with another silky night snorkel, which is always good fun for those in the water, but also they ones staying out of it.
Read MoreBoiler has been good so far with a pod of dolphins around the divers and mantas just at once. A humpback whale was jumping out of water about four or five times, showing us how big they can be. The water temperature is 74F, mild current to strong in most of the dive sites, visibility 60 to 70 ft. Another great dive!
Read MoreI have done many night dives, but the silky snorkel beat any night dives I’ve done. All too often, night dives end up as a search for something interesting. Much time can be spent before some highlight can be seen. But the silky snorkel was completely different.
Read MoreAs we headed back to the rock, we were greeted by an amazing manta show. This was the kind of show that makes Revillagigedo so special, with mantas passing over the head of everyone, bathing in bubbles, waving with their cephalic fins and looking deep in our eyes.
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