Last week was my first trip back for the 2012/2013 Socorro Islands season after a great 3 months of white shark diving at Isla Guadalupe. It’s one thing I love about working on the Nautilus Explorer, the variety of destinations we dive always keeps things interesting. Another thing I like about this boat is the […]
Read MoreMy first dive at Cabo Pierce on Socorro Island. Almost immediately there was a huge manta, gracefully soaring overhead which stayed with us and then suddenly my divemaster pointed at a shark a hammerhead, so near. I’ve never seen one in the water before. And then a whale shark came into view, beautiful, moving slowly […]
Read MoreHave you ever wondered how they shoot aerial shots?? It helps when we have a 5 ton crane on the upper deck… Our dive deck is almost 50 feet long but even that started getting a bit tight with all the production equipment for a full-in IMAX shoot The star of the show. One of […]
Read MoreThis trip was outstanding, lots of action and great encounters specially for our rebreathers guest which make so different and interesting the week with all the stuff, information and had the chance to see how different is dive in this style without any bubble so all the fish and sharks was so close to one […]
Read MoreIn fact an hour was never long enough as the giant manta just wanted to play and show off for a lot longer. Such fun, so exhilarating and so fantastic. They were waiting for us the moment we dropped into the water. Thank you and looking forward to seeing you guys again. Yeah baby!!! Woohoo! […]
Read MoreArrived this morning at Punta Tosca at Socorro Island. From the first moment I hit the water the giant mantas were waiting for us, and they were in the mood to play. For the next 60 minutes, three mantas spent the entire time interacting with us. Everyone in the group got great photos and video. […]
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