Isla Socorro ‘Cabo Pearce’ 1st dive 09:00 Visibility 20 Meters Temperature 23 Degrees (C)
Calm conditions with a mild current & the water temperature at 23 degrees (C). We dropped to 20 Meters not far from the Solmar V & while descending were investigated by some dolphins which quickly swam away. Once at the bottom of the descent line we were greeted almost at once by a large Manta sailing over our heads. On the dive we saw many Octopus, Porcupine fish & Flat fish but the highlight was no doubt seeing the Manta’s. We stayed at the tip of a rocky outcrop between 15 – 18 Meters & watched as up to 4 Manta treated us to a display by sailing in & out amongst us almost within touching distance. All the divers were given amazing photography opportunities & you could see their excitement as they spun in circles with Manta all around. The Manta’s continued to glide over our heads or next to us with beautiful cleaning fish swimming alongside throughout the entire dive. They seemed to enjoy our bubbles striking their underbellies & were very receptive to our presence. 2nd dive 12:00 Visibility 20 Meters Temperature 23 Degrees (C) The surface was a little choppier than earlier yet the current remained the same for our second dive at the same dive site. During the surface interval the guests watched humpback whales gently swim past our boat waving their tails as they descended which only raised the excitement & got everyone ready to jump back in. The Manta were again the highlight of the dive as they swam out from the blue toward or over us. This time however they seemed even friendlier than before, approaching right up to within arms reach before calmly banking of back into a large lazy circle. At one point I myself was brushed on top of the head by a passing Manta fin while others tolerated divers swimming along beneath them blowing bubbles against their skin. Also on the dive we saw large lobsters hidden in small crevices, Moorish idol’s & the support boat spotted a Tiger Shark close to the surface not 10 Meters from the divers below. 3rd dive 15:00 Visibility 10 Meters Temperature 23 Degrees (C) Conditions remained unchanged though now Manta were breaching the surface & dolphins were swimming passed as we entered the water. We descended to 29 Meters & after a few minutes we heard the clicking of dolphins & before we knew it a pod of dolphins swam right up to us to investigate. There were about 8 of them & were very friendly, swimming with us for about 5 minutes & coming so close that you could have touched them. Again we saw Manta but only 2 this time as the visibility had reduced with particles in the water. They vanished suddenly but looking up we saw a large Whale Shark circling overhead maybe 8 Meters away. It circled 3 times before we had to regrettably end a fantastic dive; however we did see Octopus on the way back to the anchor line & everyone was all smiles & laughs once back on board Solmar V.
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