roca partida as seen through two lovely glasses of wine!

False killer whales head-butting

By on June 4th, 2018 in Guests, Socorro

But as they approached the boat we realized they were not actually the bottlenoses we’d seen a lot. We then realized they were false killer whales! I was incredibly exciting when 15-20 of them decided to stick around. We even saw two of them head-butting!

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amazing photo of a diver swimming along a giant manta with a huge whale shark in the background

I thought I was filming “Blue Planet”

By on June 3rd, 2018 in Guests, Socorro

The diving just keeps on getting better on this trip. Just dove Roca Partida. The best way to describe it was I thought I was filming BBC’s Blue Planet. Giant and I mean HUGE tuna, rivers of jacks, bait balls forming, Galapagos sharks and white tips, tuna and jacks all interacting. Schools of white tips cruising around. Fantastic visibility, it was crazy good from start to finish!

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black manta ray fills the frame with its face

Crazy mantas and mobula action

By on June 1st, 2018 in Guests, Socorro

Dive Day 2-3 get even better at Roca Partida, 3 different Whale Sharks altogether, Silkies, Hammers, crazy Mantas and Mobula actions and amazing time with Tunas, will this get better? I hope so, as the only missing thing on my list is Tiger Shark and Dolphins now.

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a solitary silky shark in the blue

This beats other night dives!

By on May 31st, 2018 in Crew, Guests, Socorro

I 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.

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three dolphins looking relaxed, with the rest of the pod in the background

What makes Revillagigedo so special

By on May 27th, 2018 in Crew, Socorro

As 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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giant manta dwarfs diver observing from below

Friendly chevron manta host!

By on May 23rd, 2018 in Guests, Socorro

Our diving started by being greeted by a friendly chevron manta, who joined us in our descent to the roaming Galapagos sharks. We drifted through bait balls while observing the whitetip sharks settling on their shelves for a day of rest. After spotting eels and distant hammerhead sharks we were again joined by our manta host.

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