May
14 Dive Report Roca Partida
Photo: Erick Higuera
Below the surface water temp were 24℃/75℉,
vis a bit greenish but still good to
see and find things, east side was not
so active, marine life wasn't there! This is how
the current makes fish move to other
areas! So as the fish we go where everything
is as well.
As we are swimming south along the wall
a chevron manta swims over our heads and places itself right in
front sort of telling us to stop here which we did. She was very friendly swimming
several tight circles around us letting us blow bubbles on her belly. She made
us swim right where the current is even though it wasn't strong yet! Lots of
big black jacks off the wall schooling, pacific creole fish by the hundreds,
all over the place and wahoos as always travelling in twos hunting on yellow
tail trigger fish. Its very interesting to witness hunter and prey relationship.
A bit deeper 33m/110ft we saw sharks! Load
and loads of them. Schooling Galapagos, silver tips and a bigger school of hammerheads,
every dive was a dream dive. At 18m/60 ft of water a blurry shadow
come closer and closer, it takes shape finally, such a massive school of
striped bonitos swirls and stops moving at our eye level, of course dolphins came in at some point
along the day, not so interested today they appeared for a few seconds to
investigate and went away!
Life is not so easy for boobies ether,
the flock is returning from hunting, Frigate birds are awaiting flying over
the area! Finally the encounter happens, they chase boobies until the point to
get then exhausted throwing up the fish in their bellies, easy food for the majestic
Frigate birds.
Dive Inst, Daniel Zapata, Solmar V.
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