Monday, April 16, 2018

Two Final Dives at "Tres Amidas", San Benedicto Island April 9, 2018

Our final two dives on this "Ray of Hope" diving expedition to the Revillagigedos Islands were at the dive site called the "Three Sisters".  Great dives, we saw Mantas, Stingrays, White Tipped Reef Sharks, Scalloped Hammerheads (in the distance, no photos), lobsters, a Stone Scorpionfish, the usual jacks and reef fish, and an actively hunting octopus.

                                         The "Three Sisters" has rugged seascape.

                                 One of several spiny lobster I saw, out and about, surprisingly, on this dive.

                                Diamond Stingray, around 3 to 4 feet across.

                                          Christina with Diamond Stingray

                                          Beautiful, colorful, Redtail Filefish

                                          Can you see it?  Great camouflage!

    Stone Scorpionfish


                                Val shooting an octopus.


    I stayed with the octopus and it started hunting again.  There is a Flag Cabrilla grouper to the right ready to ambush anything the hunting octopus flushes into the open.  It's a rough neighborhood down there.


                                          A final Giant Manta visit as we prepare to wrap up our dive.
     Capitan Adelverto with San Benedicto Island in the background as we head back to Cabo San Lucas.

Immediately after finishing our second morning dive the Southern Sport departed on its 22 hour cruise back to Cabo San Lucas.  Great trip, great crew, great boat, great dive sites, great Mantas, great food, and a great group of divers.

For more from these dives please go to:
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