Golden Cow-Nosed Rays

We were joined this week by Jim and Leslie from Chicago, they were keen to return for another look under the Sea of Cortez having been here several years previously. As the week progressed so conditions changed, temperatures rose from 66' Fahrenheit at the beginning of the week to 75' by the final day, a considerable rise necessitating a change to a thinner wetsuit! Visibility also rose from 20 feet to 60 feet, hopefully we'll experience even more improvements as the following week continues. Yesterday I dove the shallow reef at Rancho Buena Vista, it was gorgeous! Andrew and Rita Yau were making their first ever dive, the water was blue and filled with Yellow Snapper and Burrito Grunts. Three Golden Cow-Nosed Rays slowly glided by as we lay on the sand; we made no hurried movements and they continued to circle us from a short distance, just beautiful and a great introduction to the underwater world!