Yesterday I mentioned that it will be hard to top the last day. It was done on the first dive this morning. Mama whale and calf in front of the rock under water, a stunning experience (Thomas R.) How many sharks can you get in one photo in an early morning dive? I counted 18! […]
Read MoreWell this trip has flown by. Our normal trips are 8 days long with 6 days diving, this trip is one of our longer ones with 10 days of diving in the islands. What an incredible trip so far. We have been out to Roca Partida twice for two days each time. Roca Partida is […]
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For the last two days, we have been snorkelling in between dives at will, with humpback whales, a mother and calf. She is obviously a very comfortable mom as she lets Jr. roam a bit. The calf comes to the surface, breathes, frolics around the divers snorkelling at the surface, then goes back down to mom, who is hovering what appears to be motionlessly at about 8-10 metres below.
Read MoreThese pictures show the Pescatore fishing at Roca Partida closeby Socorro Island.. They use a kite with only one fishing pole and line (with live bait) coming off the kite line with a breakaway clip. See the single fishing pole on the transom with one deckhand next to it. The anglers can just standby and wait […]
Read MoreDay 1. The arrival to San Benedicto is always greeted with the comfort of seeing land, again! It never gets old for me as I approach our first anchorage on the southern side of the island. This puts us squarely in front of the volcano dome which rises rapidly from the sea. Its ash covered […]
Read MoreBoiler was the hot spot this last week, we spent two days at the canyon and it was ok, another two days at Roca partida and it was ok, but our last two days we decided to spend them at the Boiler and boom we got to the point where we had 4 someone said […]
Read MoreAllein der Name Boiler fuer den Tauchplatz laesst schon viele Spekulationen zu. Diese wurden durch interaktives Tauchen mit Delphinen und vor allem durch die grosse Anzahl der Mantas bestaetigt und uebertroffen. Bei allen 4 Tauchgaengen waren diese an der Putzerstation anwesend und genossen sichtlich den Kontakt mit den Tauchern. Dass die von allen erwarteten Mantas auch […]
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