Today we had not only 4 amazing dives but the added adventure of a large chunk of whale floating past the boat. Normally I would not consider this a good thing but the 2m sq hunk of humpback whale was providing shelter and nourishment for a variety of fish. Our intrepid Captain Al took a few of us out to get a closer look (and smell unfortunately) in one of the ribs.
Read MoreAfter our very first dive at Roca Partida, (amazing dive, by the way, during which we saw one beautiful manta and several dolphins resting and slowly swimming close to us) I was on the surface waiting to be picked up, and suddenly, I see Hernan, our Deck man coming with the dingy towards us just […]
Read MoreOur crossing from Cabo San Lucas to Socorro Island was wonderful with very small seas, light wind. We headed to the south of San Benedicto, which lets us anchor in the protection of the island. Although it has not been that long, it seems like forever since I was last down here. I have been […]
Read MoreAt the Boiler off Socorro Island we had 3 or 4 giant mantas playing with us, they where just swimming in circles right on top of us and one of them (a black one) was very small.. maybe 2 mts long and the other 3 (chevron) were regular size (between 3 and 3 1/2mts), next […]
Read MoreIt is a day of contrasts, last night at Socorro Island we had a torrential downpour with sheet lightning and water strikes within 5 miles and it went on well into the night. I had turned and disconnected all the wheel house electronics on the Nautilus Explorer for fear of a lightning strike… this morning […]
Read MoreFrank (given the nickname Double G by tigre because he has two go-pros hooked up together) The favourite part of my day was winning a five pesos bet with Claudia (actually financed by dieter) double g lost his camera at the end of a dive and the captain tim (nicknamed oso polar by joel) found […]
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