La Paz Logs
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Activity: Diving Country: Mexico City: La Paz Los Islotes May, 1999 |
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West side; South Sea Lion Colony. -- well executed dive plan. Saw: large green moray eel (flashlight), bullseye stingray, retreated from sea lion bull, rocky labyrinth shallow structure, DOLPHINS from the boat - many of them jumping. |
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Activity: Diving Country: Mexico City: La Paz Los Islotes May, 1999 |
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West Side, North Wall + Arch. Nice wall, w/ moray (green) spotted in hole w/ backup lamp. In + out of tunnel. Young sea lion pup bit Mom's hand inside current-swept archway tunnel. Note: focus on communication! |
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Activity: Diving Country: Mexico City: La Paz Roca Lobos Lighthouse May, 1999 |
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Smooth, long dive to finish the day. Sea lions around, but not participating. Nice wall on west side. Saw -- Sea of Cortez lobster, many spotted sharpnose pufferfish (other puffers too), arrow crab. |
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Activity: Diving Country: Mexico City: La Paz La Salvieterra May, 1999 |
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Salvatierra wreck! Ferry sunk in 1975 - large green fans, and soft coral growth on deck. Did not penetrate wreck, but enjoyed vision of massive numbers of small orange fish inside wreck, along fans encrusted on inside. HUGE moray eel in rubble on side. Large rubber tires w/ algae. Nice dive, lots of current though. |
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Activity: Diving Country: Mexico City: La Paz Isla Espiritu May, 1999 |
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Location: "Old Sea Lion Colony; Roca Lobos Vieja". Stayed in real shallows after Mom got scared of descending to site planned. But nice dive. -- Large moray eel. |
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Activity: Diving Country: Mexico City: La Paz Los Islotes May, 1999 |
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2nd half of dive was good. First half was annoying due to flock (sheep) factor. Stay away from groups! They kick up the bottom + detract from what is fun to look at, i.e. not people. Well, then Mom and I turned around and finished the dive well. Mom doing well! -- Lots of seals, fish, etc. Water temp very nice. Guide was Roberto Aguilar. |
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Activity: Diving Country: Mexico City: La Paz Los Islotes May, 1999 |
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First dive in the Sea of Cortez. Tropical-like fish - parrotfish, needlefish - even a school of barracuda. Los Islotes is a specialty for sea lions. Saw many of those, but they were not wildly friendly. Mom doing very well. From boat: saw 5 manta rays and 2 gray whales. |