Roca was just unbelievable today, it was like going to a safari. NO CURRENT AT ALL, and schools and schools and schools of fish all over the place!
Read MoreRoca was just unbelievable today, it was like going to a safari. NO CURRENT AT ALL, and schools and schools and schools of fish all over the place!
Read MoreWe started at San Benedicto island on the search for hammerheads, and we succeeded. Just by the buoy receptor close by the cleaning station these great animals made their appearance. I always said we need to be patient and the animals will show.
Read MoreWell, we finished this trip with excellent dives in Roca Partida.
I said many times, in my opinion Roca Partida is the best dive spot in the all tropical eastern pacific.
In addition, this trip we have had a wonderful group from Poland, France, England and Bali.
A Socorro dive trip would not be complete without at least one day diving the famous Roca Partida. Although rough around the edges sometimes, the rock always proves to be beautifully unpredictable and visually stunning.
Read MoreToday was a great day at Roca Partida with loads of Hammerhead sharks and a wonderful Manta encounter. This is a unique, secluded place with much to enjoy, from Cabo Pearce to San Benedicto.
Read MoreThere was a school of hammerhead sharks in 80 ft of depth, and bait balls of skip jacks. To finish our day at Roca we had a great visitor: a whale shark! It was not a big one, but still impressive. Socorro did not let us down!
Read More8-9 years ago San Benedicto was heavily netted and took out almost the whole population of Galapagos sharks. At that time, we were helping to get some illegal fishing boats documented and reported to be followed up. The presence of the dive boats has definitely been pushing out poachers from this area.
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