I have been working a little bit, almost every day on my pictures from our great Clipperton Island adventure.  A huge project, not only because there are so many pictures – about 5 GB to sort through and process, but also because I have to fit it in around the thing that pays the bills, […]

It’s a bit of an irony to be appreciative of an oil rig in these difficult times but yoho, the Eureka platform in the California Channel Islands is sure a sweet dive.    Not a drop or trace of oil in the water and very beautiful and interesting diving.   Captain Mike More Giant Black Bass and […]

Nudibranch heaven! So on our first channel island scuba diving trip we squeezed in two dives on a kelp bed south of Coronado islands before going to USA and Check in in San Diego, and it was a hit! It is a pretty deep kelp bed between 100 and 65 ft, but as it is […]

Day 2 Diving on the Nautilus Xplorer. I was personally afraid of the water being as cold as yesterday (52f!), but found that today was warmer and an absolutely awesome dive day. The idea behind this trip is exploration, and so far ti has been what we have done. Today in San Benito Island, we […]

Refit 2010 is complete and it was the toughest one we have ever undertaken in 19 years in the dive business!!   Regulations have changed, more rule changes are afoot, Transport Canada inspectors no longer have discretionary power  – maintaining our Canadian “flag” has become a very tough go. The upshot is that the Nautilus […]