Back to Roca Partida (Socorro) and we started of well with many silver tips and big Galapagos sharks a bit deeper at ca 80-120 ft. Some hammerheads , but not the massive schools of them. The fish life was crazy so much of creol fish and scissortails that they covered the viz to get any […]
Read MoreOMG!!! My first experience with giant mantas! I was not disappointed! Awesome! Fantastic! So friendly, graceful, and beautiful. They actually love being with us. They were waiting for us to play with them. I am so glad I booked this trip! If you want to see Giant Mantas this is the place to be. I […]
Read MoreWe have just left Socorro Island that was our last destination on our 15 day long trip transfering from Ensenada to Cabo san Lucas with dive destination White shark in guadalupe Island, Kelp diving in San Benitos islands and our last destinations Islas Revillagigedos diving with mantas, dolphins and sharks. This is my 6th season […]
Read MoreWe have just completed our first trip of the 2010/2011 Socorro season, in this my third year as Captain on the Nautilus Explorer. All of our favorite big animals were represented in the past 6 days, the Giant Mantas, bottlenose dolphins, hammerhead sharks, among others. Having a destination like the Socorro Islands is one of […]
Read MoreComing back to Socorro Island I wondered about this curiouse friendly dolphin that we started to see 4 years ago. If she is still here or even still alive. The first dive did not give so much until the end of the dive a male very curious giant manta came in and visited us. The […]
Read MoreWe arrived yesterday after a long but calm crossing from San Benitos Island kelp islands and did our first dive of the season back at Socorro and San Benedicto islands in 28 C water (81F). Our 1 st dive at the boiler gave us Dolphins and mantas. Today at Cabo Pierce every dive has been […]
Read MoreAfter a very successful final day of diving with the white sharks of Isla Guadalupe, we gave 1 long blast on the ships whistle in farewell and set a course for Islas San Benitos Island and her untouched kelp forests. We have been to San Benitos several times throughout this season, and last season as well, […]
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