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Come to Loreto. Contact Blue Nation diving ... Monica will set you up. PM me if you want more info. I've lived here nearly four years, and have done some significant diving in the area. November/December is a good time. Water temps starting to turn cooler ... last year that time I logged temps...

All boats going to the Revillagigedos go to Isla Socorro for the naval inspection. It's built into the itinerary. I've been down there twice on the Solmar V and we did both times ... as explained in the briefing, the physical inspection is required by the Mexican Navy. They build the dive...

Diving around Cabo san Lucas can be pretty nice that time of year. I like Manta Dive ... located right at the marina. They're a well-run dive op that gives you a good experience for the money. You're gonna love the Socorros (Revillagigedos is the real name ... Socorro is just the largest of...

Meh ... I've got almost twice as many posts as Frank, and I get outside every day. I'm currently sitting on a rooftop patio in the Thamel district of Kathmandu, awaiting sunrise and transport off to play in the Himalayas for a couple days. It's not a question of activities, it's a matter of...

Believe me when I say if there was a decent shore dive here I'd have found it by now. Problem is the best diving ... in fact, almost all of the diving ... is out on the islands. Bottom topography near the mainland is mostly quite shallow and sandy ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

No ... it's all boat diving. Most of the best dives are either seamounts or out on the islands. I've heard there's a pretty nice shore dive in La Paz (four hours south of here), but I haven't dived it yet. ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Did that once in Bahía de Los Angeles. Problem is that most of the capitans don’t know where the dive sites are ... you’re just as likely to end up looking at sand or wet rocks instead of reef life

T Tell me about it ... they sometimes don’t have room for me, and I live here! In fairness, covid restrictions limit them to less than half capacity these days.

Mi español está mejorando lentamente. La gasolina es muy cara en Loreto ... casi un dólar por litro. Loreto's beaches are all part of the Parque Nacional de Loreto ... technically, shell collecting is illegal anywhere in the park. But as with most laws here, enforcement is lax and people tend...

Covid cost me a 104 day surface interval ... the longest (by far) I have stayed out of the water since learning how to dive. Down here it's all boat diving, and both the marina and the national park we dive in were closed for more than three months. But the good news is that the closure allowed...

Crusty old diver ... coming up on 20 years and 4200 dives. Spent most of those in Puget Sound, where I taught scuba for 12 years. Retired a couple years ago and moved to Loreto, BCS, on the shores of the Sea of Cortez. I thought I'd be a warm water diver, but that only applies to the summer...

I live in Loreto (2 years now, full-time), and have only dived in Cabo Pulmo a couple of times. To be honest, both of my Cabo Pulmo experiences were ... in my opinion ... disappointing. I'm sure there's great diving to be had there, but it wasn't my experience. Take that for what it's worth ...

First dive at Roca Partida was one of the best I have done anywhere in the world. Started out with false orcas, which scared the hell out of all the sharks, which led to a juvenile hammerhead deciding to join our group for the entirety of our dive (40+ minutes), and ended with a school of...

Indeed ... I kept trying to take pictures of the divers, but the mantas kept getting in the way ... :) And yes, I'll rate that among my top 20 dives anywhere in the world ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I was there on the Solmar V during the same time period. I think we saw your boat a couple times ... in particular at Cabo Pearce. Did you do Roca O'Neill while at Socorro Island? We had the most amazing experience with mantas there ... a group of five who took up our entire attention for 40...

Nice trip report. We were down there at overlapping times ... I was on the Solmar V from Nov 21-29. The eight-month moratorium on boats in the islands was clearly beneficial to the wildlife, as this was far and away the best of my three trips down there. This was probably my final trip, as I'm...

I was in the Revillagigedos (Socorro Islands) a couple weeks ago. Tough to pick out favorites, but here are some that I really enjoyed taking ... ... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I was just in La Paz last week-end. This time of year (and also in February) one of the big attractions is whale sharks. But it's snorkeling ... you can'd dive with them, as they tend to swim faster than a diver can, they're mostly feeding on the surface, and they'd just tend to shy away from...

Unfortunately there is no shore diving in Loreto, as most of the best dive sites are out around the islands. There are no hotels/resorts that cater to divers, specifically. But if you can be more specific about your preferences (better yet, send me a PM as I rarely visit these forums anymore) I...

My two experiences in Cabo Pulmo somewhat reflected yours. The diving was OK, but honestly I don't think it's any better than dive sites in Loreto, where I live. For the money and effort, I don't see myself going back to Cabo Pulmo. I think the reputation sets an expectation that sometimes gets...