Start of Socorro season. November 17, 2011 – Socorro Island, Baja California, Mexico

By on December 1st, 2011 in Archive

Well here we are the start of the Socorro Island diving season. Socorro never escapes to get my pulse going, as I come on watch this morning in the predawn light I see the dark shadow of San Benedicto Island rising from the sea against the coming day. We also start to see the first indications […]

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We also had two breaches today!!  And an albatross barely escaped becoming a meal! October, 2011 – Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

By on November 28th, 2011 in Archive

This was my 2nd time on the Guadalupe great white sharks trip.  Today was amazing!  There were so many sharks it was often hard to decide who to photograph!  Shredder was in peak form today.  He followed the same path all day.  For some reason he alternated port and starboard sides when heading to the […]

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I could see 6 great white sharks surrounding us, all within 80 feet of the cage. At the forefront was a big 17 foot long female. October, 2011 – Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

By on November 26th, 2011 in Archive

Just wrapping up dive day 2 back at Isla Guadalupe. We had a stellar previous trip and so far this trip is shaping up to be a continuation of the last. The weather here in the anchorage has been flat calm today with a beautiful glassy surface leading up to the sheer rock face on […]

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3 hours into the 1st day of the trip  and all 24 guests had seen great white sharks. October, 2011 – Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

By on November 26th, 2011 in Archive

Hi Mike and team, This is day One. Conditions are as flat as a pond. I was in the surface cage at 7am. I saw a GWS after 10 minutes. I got out of the cage around 9am after it had made 25 passes, some right beside the cage. By the time I got out […]

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There was more bioluminescence in the water than I've ever seen in my life. Dolphins were playing in the bowel and it look like they were glowing green in trailing a long trail of bright light. Like shooting stars.. October, 2011 – Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

By on November 26th, 2011 in Archive

Currently 70 NM back from Guadalupe, power 1400 with an ETA of 2000 this evening. Transit has been great, less than 5 kts from the NW since leaving, right now we have around 4-5 ft swell from the WNW at 9 seconds. After leaving Ensenada last night in the big bay before Todos Santos there […]

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Baby sealions dropping a rock in mid water and then catching it upside down and playing with you

By on November 25th, 2011 in Archive

Today I’ve officially overdosed on sea-lion cuteness. Hopefully the great whites will remedy that. – Simon Great weather over Sea Lion nursery gave us many memories, in form of pictures, to bring back. The best part, other than the baby pups doing all sort of poses for you (dropping a rock in midwater and they […]

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The yellowfin tuna came in and took turns rubbing their faces on the tail of a great white shark. 2 sealions were playfully swimming around another white shark! October, 2011 – Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

By on November 25th, 2011 in Archive

  A slender curious calm and graceful female Great white shark who  nudges up against the cages!!! I was on top of the cage for 30 minutes: Really impressive how near the shark came by! He nearly hit me with his tail fin! I cannot believe that tomorrow is already the last day of our […]

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