Dolphins, mantas, and a glimpse of a humpback!

Hola Solmar V fans,

We awoke at Isla Socorro ready to check-in with the navy but they told us to go for a dive and come back later, so we did. Our diving day started at Punta Tosca. When we arrived so did the dolphins! They jumped around the Solmar V  waiting for us to get in the water! So we loaded the pangas and dropped in. The dolphins played with us for the entire dive.  Zipping around from diver to diver and playing their favorite game of stalling and sinking. That`s when they stop in mid-water and wait for you to get close enough and they drop away to deeper water. They did this over and over again making all of us very happy divers. Our group from Turkey had a special interaction with an even friendlier dolphin that allowed them to gently stroke it for nearly five minutes. They got some great gopro footage and pics. The rest of the groups drifted while mantas gathered and circled, four in the end of our safety stop. But we managed a total of seven different mantas on the dive. Not a bad way to start the day. Our second dive was another show stopper. Along the wall two groups were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of a humpback whale. It didn`t stay for long but long enough for them to catch a sight of a lifetime. All the groups ended up on the shallow side of the divesite and had a run-in
with some friendly mantas. There were four in total and two were especially receptive to divers blowing bubbles underneath it. We all took turns approaching the giant manta and blowing bubbles underneath while the manta would stall motionless. It was quite exciting for everyone. Our third dive had some strong current. It kept us near the wall where we spotted a few white tips, lobsters, and eels.

The diving today was great and were hoping for more here in Socorro tomorrow.

Until Next Time,

Dave Valencia