[Mexico] Trip Report : MAY.22- MAY.31, 2021, Socorro Islands

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.

【May22, 2021 Trip Report #4】

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.