Above us an ominous swirling black cloud

There's barely a ripple to be seen as I look out over the Sea of Cortez this morning, the sky is blue and as always the sun is shining brightly. Yesterday as we made our way to Cabo Pulmo on our speedy Super Panga we marvelled at all the life to be seen, a shark of unknown species pointed out by our eagle eyed skipper, a pod of Bottle-nose Dolphins and best of all a huge Pacific Manta that flipped a somersault as it leapt clear from the water.
Conditions under the surface have improved somewhat from last week. Temperatures of 75' Fahrenheit were recorded at depth whilst in the shallows 77' - 79' F; visibility of 30 - 40 feet ensured that not too much would manage to pass by unnoticed. We lay back on the sand and gorged ourselves on a visual feast of Yellow Snapper, a solitary Cow-nosed Ray emerged from the golden hue and circled us a couple of times as it warily checked us out. We could have just sat there for the whole time but felt compelled to move on, masses of Leopard Grouper hanging out over the reef facing into the current justified our decision to move on. Three Cortez Rays were all hiding out under the same ledge, a large Diamond Stingray had taken refuge close by. A rarely seen Clarion Angelfish caught my eye, coloured a brilliant orange there was no way I could miss it and it held me spellbound for several minutes. A small Lobster was spotted under a coral head, countless Green Morays were seen snaking though the troughs and gullies as we slowly drifted along the reef. Above us an ominous swirling black cloud of Big Eyed Jacks blocked our return to the surface which, as always, came way too soon!