I can see so many smiles hidden behind those masks and regulators. Then when they get back to the boat, most of them are speechless and just want to scream and shout!!

Working as a divemaster on the Nautilus Explorer in the Socorro Islands in Mexico is pretty fantastic! As you know, you are not going to be apart of that awesome moment unless you are in the water. And of course, I get to be in the water all the time! Yes I get to see humpbacks, mantas, sharks of […]

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Get ready for Manta Mania!!

It was an really awesome trip here! And the Giant Mantas topped everything! Many thanks to the perfect crew of the Nautilus Explorer! It was a great pleasure to be with you here on board! Harald Slauschek – H2O-Photography.com – Waterworld trip leader YESYESYES….MANTA MANIA ON ALMOST EVERY DIVE, school of hammerhead sharks, humpback whales, […]

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When I open my arms, mantas come! They truly love divers!

“The sound of the whales was crazy! it was so dark and you could feel the sounds in your chest vibrating! it sounded like they were ontop of us. all black and i thought for sure my light was going to show up on a whale. it sounded like there was two of them so close” Stephanie “I […]

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My whole body was tingling during our Night Dives!

The thing I love about night dives is how your senses hearing and feelign are heightened as the sense of sight is restricted. On tonight’s night dive at El Aquario, the water was filled with whale songs coming from every direction. For 8 minutes the wails and crys were so loud you could feel the vibrations in your chest. […]

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Snorkelling with humpback whales before lunch

Roca Partida is just a beautiful divesite! When you’re lucky you can see almost everything that a divers heart for big fish is looking for! Until now we haven’t had the luck to see humpback whales underwater…one of my dreams…but no problem…there’s another chance during whale watching and snorkeling! The excellent crew of the Nautilus […]

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Awesome…in the true sense of the word

Roca Partida – Rocks? Well folks, I don’t blog and vehemently abhor BS, but, I owe Shaun (our Captain), he took me humpback whale watching/snorkeling and we saw many humpbacks, but all in transit and moving too fast. Then a slower whale turned up, we slipped in the water and the whale dived, so I got back in the […]

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These stunning, giant creatures have the same brain to body ratio as we do, 5:1, and it makes me wonder if they are able to recognize us as well.

One of the things I love most about diving again and again at Socorro is being able to develop a connection with the incredible giant manta rays. With every dive my ability to recognize individual mantas is getting better and better. These stunning, giant creatures have the same brain to body ratio as we do, […]

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