Things
are starting to get to a point now where
I feel comfortable planning some trips
for the future. Though certainly not yet
back to normal, we seem to have COVID on
the run and the situation is improving
daily and rapidly.
So I thought I'd pitch everyone on the
idea of joining us next year (2022) for
what will be our first planned trip and
that's back to the Revillagigedo
Islands, better known as Socorro.
A big advantage of this trip, especially
if it will be your first post-COVID
foreign trip, is that we'll be on a boat
(Nautilus
Under Sea -
same one we were on this past January).
Once we leave port, it's like being in a
bubble which further increases levels of
protection. We have the entire boat
which mean no more than 19 divers.
Actual trip dates are March 12-20. I've
got it set up right now as flying down
on Friday March 11, overnighting at
Tesoro Resort (same place where the dive
shop is), which then lets us relax all
day Saturday &/or do local "tune-up
dives" like we did this year. (Boat
leaves 8PM that evening. You can also
fly in on March 12 and avoid the
overnight - saves $100 - but will also
miss the tune-up dives.)
Cost of the trip (payable to Reef
Seekers) is $4,595. Standard stateroom
(lower deck) double-occupancy. This
includes the boat (5 full dive days, 1
day transit down, 1 day transit back -
food and airfills/weights included),
hotel overnight, crew tip, round-trip
xfers Cabo Airport to hotel/dive shop
(large vans that can hold 10 people but
we only do 5-6 people/van to allow space
for bags and you're not crammed in like
sardines). If you want to go into the
co-ed triple (galley/salon level), that
saves $400.
We had a REALLY great trip in January.
Things will be a little different in
March as some of the animal activity is
semi-seasonal. We may not see quite as
many mantas but we should have a better
shot at Whale Sharks. We also may have a
better shot a Humpback Whale encounters,
definitely on the surface from the boat
and possibly underwater as well. But I
can guarantee you Whitetip Sharks piled
one on top of the other at the Shark
Balconies at Roca Partida (unless
weather prevents us from getting out
there). Here's what was what in 2021 if
you haven't seen it:
If you're ready to commit - and we're
just inside of only 10 months away - a
$3,000 deposit/spot would be lovely. If
that's too steep for your cash-flow
right now, let me know and we'll work it
out. Note that these are cash/check
prices. Credit cards are fine but are 4%
higher. (If you're interested but not
ready to confirm, let me know that too.)
Hope you can join us!!!!
- Ken
