Valentina SOCORRO Island !!
【May22, 2021 Trip Report #1】
Day1 embarking
17:00 guest arrival, guided to each cabin
18:00 introducing the crew and general briefing
19:30 Dinner
21:30 departure
It had been very windy while after the departure.
Day2 navigation
Fortunately there was less wind than last night, the way was more comforetable.
08:00 activity start
10:30 Orientation of safety and rules in Revillagigedo national park
13:00 Lunch
15:00 Presentation of Revillagigedo national park
19:00 Dinner
Ocean condition kept calm during the evening.
Day3 Isla San Benedicto (El Cañón)
06:30 activity start. Pre-breakfast.
07:30 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
10:30 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Dive #3
17:00 Dive #4
19:30 Dinner
We started diving with condition of poor visibility with volcane ash but was getting better each dive. Water temperture 74F, visibility 40ft. Total 4 dives this day.
Dive get better in the afternoon, last dive was incredible with hammerhead sharks, silver tips, white tips, black tips, galapagos and Tiger shark ! Also mantas and dolphins came to play swim us.
【May22, 2021 Trip Report #2】
Day4 San Benedicto (El Boiler)
06:30 activity start
08:00 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
11:15 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Dive #3
17:00 Dive #4
19:30 Dinner
Good water condition. Visibility 60ft, water temperture 74F. All four dives this day was great with dolphins, mantas, tunas and sharks.
This year we’ve had less luck at Boiler but finally, Bolier was Boiler with its original potential !!
【May22, 2021 Trip Report #3】
Day5 Roca Partida
06:30 activity start
07:30 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
10:30 Dive #2
12:30 Dive #3
14:00 Lunch
16:30 Dive #4
19:30 Dinner
To be honest, it was not as great as last trip’s super Roca Partidada but it was great enough to enjoy Roca’s high potential dive.
Big schools of tunas and skipjacks, sharks were very active. Group of mackerels were beautiful and impressive.
Day6 Isla Socorro (Cabo Pierce )
06:30 activity start
07:30 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
10:30 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Dive #3
16:30 Dive #4
19:00 Dinner
Cabo Pierce dive was more than we expected. Visibility 45ft, Water temperture 75F.
Mantas were super friendly and fun to dive with, ridiculous numbers of hammerhead sharks !!! They were swimmng so close to divers, all 4 dives were fun, fun, fun !!
【May22, 2021 Trip Report #5】
Day7 Isla Socorro
Yesterday at Cabo Pierce was very good, we have decided to spend another day at this area. It was a great dicision, from the first dive to the last, we had a blast !!!
Lots fish fish fish and playful dolphins, was such a cool day ♡
06:30 activity start
07:30 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
10:30 Dive #2
13:00 Dive #3
14:00 Lunch
Socorro Navy inspection.
19:00 Dinner
Departure toward Isla San Benedicto.
【May22, 2021 Trip Report #6】
Day8 Isla San Benedicto
El Cañón
Visibility was not great this day with volcane ash, water temperture dropped to 70F. We wished to finish the last day of diving with brilliant dive but it didn’t happen…..
06:30 start of activity
07:30 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
10:30 Dive #2
12:30 Dive #3
14:00 Lunch
16:00 Dive #4
back to San José del Cabo
19:00 Dinner
Day9
Navigation
08:00 Breakfast
13:00 Lunch
15:00 souvenier sales
19:00 Dinner
wind was getting strong, boat went back to the port slowly.
Day10
08:00 Breakfast
09:30 group pictures
10:30 airport transfer
15:00 end of trip
Another great success with great people, great ocean. Thank you for coming with Valentina, thank you for following all Covid protocol to have safe trip.
