We had sharks on almost every dive, starting the day with a somewhat shy 13-foot male, but ending the day with several hours spent with a 16-foot female! The divemasters skillfuly beckoned her to the cage, and she made pass after pass within touching distance! Everyone on board is elated from today’s events, and we’re […]
Read MoreAnd sure, it was exciting seeing them feed then turn and then look at you like you were the next course….but really, I was looking forward to those swimming elephants they keep talking about and didn’t see a single one….Perhaps tomorrow. – Jim van Gogh
Read MoreIn the ten years of working on the Nautilus Explorer never we have problems with this kind of weather, hope get better and fulfill its guest dream of seeing great white shark and to see them happy .. we are on our way. Enrique..
Read MoreAfter deploying our zodiacs we went and checked it all out, jumping into the 6 foot waves that were crashing into shore turned a few of the guests into kids. After a couple hours of soaking up the sun it was time to head back to dry off and have a couple drinks. While guests […]
Read MoreThis El Nino year has made for a surreal Guadalupe season. Never before in all our years of operating in Mexico have we seen a tropical storm or hurricane track up the coast and affect dive operations at Guadalupe Island. All we can do is grit our teeth, play it very safe, offer credit towards […]
Read MoreWeather may not always be on our side, but Ensenada provided us with a wonderful experience today at la Bufadora. La Bufadora is a “natural phenomenon” as our tour guide called, one of few in the world, it is a blow hole that can shoot water from 10 ft up to 100 ft. We were […]
Read MoreIt’s 3:00 am, the guests are all in their cabins sound asleep after an incredible day with the great white sharks, and the ship is gracefully coasting over the swells on our way back to Ensenada. As the Mate, It falls to me to stand the night watch from midnight to sunrise, keeping careful watch […]
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