Great diving, great food, time with close friends and a terrific crew that never stops smiling or remembering how to have fun!

By on February 1st, 2013 in Archive

Tacos and Mantas So, I am floating at eye level with a cleaning station that looks as if it services both Mantas and Hammerheads.  Both the magic angel fish and the barber fish are in formation, shop is open, the doctor is in.  While I patiently waited for the mantas to show up, I found […]

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Largest hermit crab in the world!

By on January 30th, 2013 in Archive

Ok. This is slightly off-topic because the coconut crab is not indigenous to our waters, but it is so fascinating that I felt compelled to write about it. These monster crabs start life as ocean plankton.  They reach a certain size at which time they drop to the seabottom just like many other crab.  We […]

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We saw Hammerheads, Silvertips, Whitetips, and Mantas. It was such an awesome sight to see a school of Hammerheads come into view from the deep

By on January 29th, 2013 in Archive

The first day of diving has been incredible. We saw Hammerheads, Silvertips, Whitetips, and Mantas. It was such an awesome sight to see a school of Hammerheads come into view from the deep. It’s a sight that Ill never forget. So far the diving has been the best I’ve ever done and I can’t wait […]

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Last night, rounding the point of the lava flow of San Benidicto, the bioluminescence were flashing in the bow wake; a thousand tiny flashes of green and white igniting like flares in the water around the Nautilus Explorer.

By on January 28th, 2013 in Archive

This phenomenon in itself is a beautiful sight to see and I was happily taking it in on the bow when I noticed two streams of the flashing lights darting and weaving in front of the bulbous bow. Dolphins. It was too dark to see the creatures themselves but they raced through the water, slicing […]

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We saw many giant mantas, dolphins, and big school of hammerheads!

By on January 27th, 2013 in Archive

Today was awesome for Mantas. The crew is awesome. I’m thinking of booking this trip next year. I would not change anything!! -Anonymous We come from Russia to see wonderful Socorro island. Today it was unforgettable dive day! We saw many giant mantas, dolphins, and big school of hammerheads! One manta followed us and asked: Please, […]

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In the past few weeks I have seen marine life I had previously only saw on television or in magazines despite sailing on the Pacific, Atlantic, and in the Gulf of Mexico for the past 15 years.

By on January 26th, 2013 in Archive

This past trip to the Revillagigedos archipelago’s (Soccoro isl.) was my induction trip on the Nautilus Explorer as first mate, and what a fantastic trip it was! It is such a pleasant change to work with a very positive and professional multinational crew, and enthusiastic guests who have traveled from all over the world to […]

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