Valentina LA PAZ !!
【Oct09, 2021 Trip Report #1】
09/10/2021
Day 1 Departure day
17:00 Guests arrival, check in to each cabin
18:30 Crew introducing and general orientation
Free time. Walk malecon, have dinner time with margarita at water front restaurant, hang around souvenir shops etc.
22:00 Finish embarking all guests.
22:00 Departure.
10/10/2021
Day 2 Isla Espíritu Santo
It was too windy to start at Cerralvo island, we have changed our route starting at Isla Espiritu Santo.
07:00 Start ot activities
08:00 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
10:30 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Dive #3
16:30 Dive #4
19:30 Dinner
We have started diving at ship wreck point and pujnta cardinal, avoiding the wind. Current was not bad under water, visibility 30ft, water temperture 82F.
Water was not very clear as we expected but there were plenty of endemic fish of Sea of Cortez around us duirng our check dives.
11/10/2021
Day 3 El bajo – Los Islotes
Wind have calmed down, condition was much better than yesterday, we’ve decided to dive at El Bajo.
07:00 Start of activities
08:00 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
10:30 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
14:30 Dive #3
17:00 Dive #4
19:30 Dinner
The first two dives were at El Bajo. water was very warm with 82F, visiblity 60-90F.
Tons of fish around sea mount but once we get far from there to look for hammerhead, not many fish at deep side. One of our group met dophins but looked like water was too warm to meet hammerhead sharks.
Moved to Los Islotes in the afternoon, had lot of fun playing with sea lions. Babies are so much grown, so tough, strong, fast , felt like no longer can be called ‘babies’.
They are swimming around the divers mockingly 😆
12/10/2021
Day 4 La Ánimas
07:00 Activity start
08:00 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
10:30 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Dive #3
The way toward Las Animas was pretty much rough because of Hurricane Paulina.
Though diving at Las Animas was worth going there, very high visibility with loooots marine life.
Was great day to show potencial of Sea of Cortez with sea lions, hammerhead sharks, reef fish etc etc-
Visibility 90ft, water temperture 84-86F.
19:00 Dinner
13/10/2021
Day 5 Lobera de San Francisquito
07:00 Start of activities
08:00 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
10:30 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
15:30 Dive #3
18:30 Dinner
20:00 Dive #4 Nocturno
School of barracuda and jacks at Lobera de SanFrancisquito were waiting for us as we expected! Sea lions were very active, too and we wished to do second dive at same point but wind was getting stronger, needed to move to another dive site to hide from the wind.
The second was at Bahía san Francisquito.
Navigated toward Espíritu Santo island in the afternoon.
Night mobula at night was with bit rough condition but still very cool and nice experience swim with them.
14/10/2021
Day 6
07:00 Start of activities
08:00 Dive #1
09:00 Breakfast
10:30 Dive #2
12:30 Lunch
15:30 End of trip
Our dives on the last day was at Salvatierra wreck and Swanee reef. Visibility was much higher than we expected, we had been surrounded by many different school of fish from the beginning until the end of dives, finished the last day enjoying the greatness beauty of the reef.
Muchas gracias to all our guests！
★★★ Guest Comments ★★★
- Maru is a great dive master!
Temo is fun and welcoming.
com gave me the wrong start time.
Boat need more fish ID books. - We had a great time. Thank you.Excellent hospitalities.Rotate dive masters ever day.Better communication, we couldn’t hear the bell some times.
- Thank you for great trip!!
- Good trip, Lorenzo very helpful with equipment issues.
Good briefings, communication during diving different. - Lorenzo saved the dive after an O ring failures!!
Temo great in the dining room.
Food excellent.