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We are approaching my favourite month of the year. June. There are so many fish it looks like you could walk on the water

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Post date 2014-05-25
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By Nautilus Staff on May 25th, 2014 in Archive

Our third day at Roca Partida and every dive brings new surprises. Visibility is not that good, but we get to see so many sharks and schools of fish that this doesn’t make the experience any less great. Almost every dive we encounter Galapagos, Silky, White Tip and Silver Tip sharks. In the last two […]

The words "WHALE SHARK!" screamed from his mouth as soon as he hit the surface

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Post date 2014-05-24
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By Nautilus Staff on May 24th, 2014 in Archive

What a treat at Roca Partida! A few minutes before the third dive of the day I was getting the skiffs warmed up and ready to load guests when a dark shadow passed a few feet below the stern of the Nautilus Explorer. At first glance, I assumed it was a giant manta. I was […]

During my first few week's as a hostess on the Nautilus Explorer I've been so lucky to have night snorkeled with Silkie sharks at night at Socorro Island.

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Post date 2014-05-23
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By Nautilus Staff on May 23rd, 2014 in Archive

It was the most amazing experience to have them swim so close! I got to see humpback whales jumping in the air and baby humpbacks at San Benedicto. In Socorro, I also got to see a dolphin doing flips in the air in the evening and during the day a mom and baby dolphin swimming. […]

BLOG IT UP…………… Socorro Island!

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Post date 2014-05-22
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By Nautilus Staff on May 22nd, 2014 in Archive

WE HAD BIG SCHOOLS OF JACKS AND A POD OF DOLPHINS THAT CAME UP CLOSE AND PLAYED. GALAPAGOS SHARKS, SILKIE SHARKS, WHITE TIP SHARKS, SILVER TIP SHARKS. I WAS IMPRESSED. CAPTAIN DAVE PROMISED A WHALE SHARK………. WE HAD A MANTA AS WELL THAT DID NOT COME AS CLOSE AS THE BOILER AND THEN LEFT. -DAVE […]

Second degree burns received while studying the volcano at Mt. Everman on Socorro Island. We help with the medevac.

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Post date 2014-05-21
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By Nautilus Staff on May 21st, 2014 in Archive

We are anchored at Roca Partida. The sun is shining and there is a 10 knot breeze from the North that is keeping us cool when we are out on the decks of the Nautilus Explorer. We arrived this morning and dropped the anchor just to the NW of the rock so that when we […]

Divemaster log – had to skip last dive to respond to medevac – a park ranger was badly burned by the volcano on Socorro Island

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Post date 2014-05-19
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By Nautilus Staff on May 19th, 2014 in Archive

Dive day :6 Location: Roca Partida, Socorro Island Dive 1 Vis: 90ft Current:N-S Swell:3-4 Water Tem :25 C comments:We had some current coming from the north to the south had a great encounter just like what roca Partida should be had the silky ,galapagos ,silver tip, hammerhead sharks and a school of skip jacks […]

Real guest comments from Socorro Island – conditions are not always perfect.

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Post date 2014-05-18
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By Nautilus Staff on May 18th, 2014 in Archive

The Canyon at Socorro island… what manta dreams are made of. The first dive had 1 giant manta with return visits through out the dive. But the second dive was something special, had 3 mantas circling for at least 25 minutes and even joined us at the safety stop. The final we only had brief […]

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