Happy Cinco de Mayo from Isla San Benedicto! It was our first full-day of diving and we had a manta fiesta today at the Boiler. The water warmed up a little from last week to 75 degrees (F)and we had 40+ ft of visibility for most of the day.
As we were setting anchor this morning, dolphins eagerly awaited our first dive. The dolphins proved impatient andwe found mantas waiting for us instead. Two chevron mantas circled the cleaning station again and again the entire dive. Dive two was more manta action, but the mantas called for reinforcements. Five different mantas were identified and three were spotted at one time. The hypnotized divers as they swam back and forth. There was even a large Galapagos shark patrolling the bottom.
Our third and forth dive had even more mantas to be seen. The mantas today were very friendly and could be seen following one another in formation. This seems to be a mating behavior as the males pursue and compete for position for the female. In addition the mantas allowed us to approach and interact very closely. It made for great photos and video. It's been a great day here at the Boiler and we are looking forward to even better diving tomorrow at El Canon. Until next time... Dave Valencia
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