We have been swimming and diving with dolphins almost every day. And humpback whales everywhere!

My time here in Mexico is almost drawing to and end. One last trip aboard the Nautilus Explorer in Socorro Island before heading back up to the Nautilus Swell in Alaska! It’s crazy how quickly this time has flown by and how many amazing things I’ve seen travelling through this chain of remote offshore volcanic […]

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Captain's Log. Socorro Island. Nautilus Explorer. 03 May 2014.

What a perfect way to end a Socorro trip in May!  North bound for Cabo San Lucas, calm seas, the sun is high in the sky with a light breeze to cool off the Sunbathers on the top deck.  After six days of diving with 25 to 27 Degree water temps, 60-80 feet of visibility […]

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A giant manta pooped on me!!!

DOLPHINS!!!! First time I have ever dove with them. Now that was the last box to be checked off for the trip. Wonderfull!!! Ryan Meyer Chicago   DOLPHINS!!!  Manta rays, hammerheads…  Now, DOLPHINS!!!  I can say, the trip is complete.  I am completely elated to have seen the small pod of dolphins this morning on […]

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Is DEMA just an old boy's club???

DEMA is an “Old Boys Club;” The DEMA Board Takes No Risk; DEMA is Just a Show and More: Flipping DEMA’s Orthodoxies Leaders Ask ‘How Can the Diving Industry and DEMA Thrive in the Years Ahead? Released on: 5/6/2014 See the link below for full article: http://www.divenewswire.com/NewsITems.aspx?newsID=13167  _______________________

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My first time diving with dolphins in over 1,500 dives. Socorro Island!!!

Final day of diving and we are the only boat at El Canyon at San Benedicto Island this morning.  Just before breakfast we spotted dolphins around the boat and said…”wouldn’t it be nice if they stuck around for our dive?” Well they did!!! My first time diving with dolphins in over 1,500 dives. It was […]

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Sometimes we have to be patient and our dreams will come true. Mantas, mantas, giant mantas!

MANTAS!  CURIOUS MANTAS.  VERY SCENIC. Jessica Adams Manta Extravaganza, Amazing!!!!! Ryan Meyer Chicago E muito bonito  a nossa natureza Gostaria  Que. ..minha familia estivesse aqui para curtir comigo     Marco Antonio Bia et  amo  Bruno vc tem Que. mergulhar comigo logo……..

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2 giant mantas at Socorro thought they were fighter jets coming in for a landing.

On this 4th day trip aboard Nautilus Explorer, after yesterday’s Manta show on Socorro Island, we went back to San Benedicto Island to a new set of diving. Early morning we had a nice dive on The Canyon with our friends Galapagos, Silk and Hammerheads sharks that showed up! Now let’s see what happens in […]

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