Monday, March 31, 2014

Imagine how much strength is needed to get 30 tons of whale out of the water for just a couple seconds!

CABO PEARCE
We spent a lot of time over the reef at Cabo Pearce where we found lots of reef fish, eels, octos, scorpion fish, jacks and some BIG yellow fin tuna!  Half of the reef was covered in a green vis, while the other side had blue water.  Temperature was between 77° and 75°F. On one of our dives we had the company of 8 dolphins, and one manta that hung around for a little bit before disappearing into the blue.  We could hear dolphins all around us, and it didn't atke them long before they found us!  Everyone was very excited to see them, on another dive we found 4 hammerheads cruising in shallow water along with a giant manta for a short time!  Juvenile Galapagos sharks and white tip were also cruising in the area.  Our surface area was spent whale watching with all of the whales in the area!  The humpbacks were breaching less than 50 yards from the boat, two at a time sometimes! Imagine how much strength is needed to get 30 tons of whale out of the water for just a couple seconds!  The were a few whale families in the area, composed of calf, mother, and an escort, they kept us excited and wanting to jump in with all of the tail and fin slapping they were doing! Underwater it was a little slower than usual, but the surface activity totally made up for it!
Dive Inst.
Daniel Zapata

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