On Saturday Armando and myself dove and further explored Bajo de Potrerillos and its deep wall (with the scooter) and later dove Bajo de Torrecillas, both in the Chimo area (southern Bahia de Banderas, close to Cabo Corrientes).
First dive , conditions were very good at Potrerillos with visibility around 60 -70 ft and temperatures ranging from 84F at 130 ft to 87F at 20 ft. No current , no wind and no swell.
Lots of tropical eastern Pacific fish both reef and pellagic. Very nice schooling big eye jacks, parrot , creole and king angel fish !! The black coral colonies are very large in this area.
Second dive at Torrecillas , cooler water 82F at 100 ft and less visibility through the whole water column, around 40 ft. No current , no wind and no swell.
Many turtles , eagle rays, barber fish in their cleanings stations , and more ..
Sunday (the wind was blowing kind of strong from land, “Terral”
First dive, Potrerillos had less visibility than the prior day 40-50 ft, temperature 81F at 130 ft and 87F in the shallows , strong wind from the east and a little choppy , mellow current from east to west.
No big eye jacks this time !! but a chevron manta was sighted on the surface (around 10 foot in wingspan).
Second dive, at los Arcos outer wall (the wind died off by then !!), Visibility around 40ft down to 80 ft and 20-30 ft all the way down to 130 ft, temp 82F at depth and 87F in the shallows, no current and no swell.
Went for a 27 minute scooter tour with Luis, an avid diver who visits often and who wanted to try the experience of "flying" along the wall to get the big picture of the whole area ( see picture below) . We went along the 70 to 80 foot curve following the wall from sand slope to sand slope and back (about 1300 ft each way).
Happy diving !!
Felices buceos !!
