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One of 4 islands that make up the Islas Revillagigedo. A forbidding looking island with its gray volcanic cone of hardened ash rising up at the south end of the island and black ridges of solidified lava from an eruption in the mid 20th century, what it lacks in life on its shores it more […]
Read MoreWe have just completed our 4th day of diving on this special 11-day expedition to the Socorro with 5 more to go. The weather has been great so far with a long, gentle swell, light winds and enough sun to give my pale gringo skin an interesting reddish-brown tint. For the past two days we’ve been diving […]
Read MoreToday was our first day of diving for this expedition to the Islas Revillagigedo, commonly known as the Socorro Islands. The island of Socorro is actually only one of a group of 4 islands featuring great big-animal diving with the chance to see Giant Pacific Mantas, dolphins, hammerheads and many other species of sharks at […]
Read MoreAgainst the surreal backdrop of the Ash Cone on San Benedicto Island sitting defiantly just off the islands shore lies “The Boiler.” Some say it gets its name from the white foam of breaking waves when the sea is angry or maybe it is the days when the current runs south along the shore of […]
Read MoreMarch 12-13 As the Captain of the Nautilus Explorer it is common that we make many night passages from one island to the next, so that we may arrive in the early morning light, for a full day of diving at a new and exciting location. This particular story occured during our transit from Isla […]
Read MoreHammerheads peeked in to say hello! Then again the same 2 gorgeous mantas came to play then of course a 3rd one had to get into the act. Three of my dives offered the amazing jewel’s of this magic place called Socorro! We are at San Benedicto Island for 2 days. Weather has settled a […]
Read MoreWell this is a question, tears in my eyes, the song of the siren calling me to them. Come to me… so loud so beautiful, the high pitched calf, the mommy.. sometimes feeling the vibration off my chest when they are so close! Sadly vis was not good, so we could not see them underwater. […]
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