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Another blog from Silvia on station at Lupita (her nickname for Guadalupe Island)

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Post date 2013-10-17
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By Nautilus Staff on October 17th, 2013 in Archive

Hola, Again!! One more great trip.. this time with a group of 25 French people. A lot of sharks and happy people. When we were leaving the island, the scenario was amazing… how big and beautiful it is with a nice sunset, that’s the way I decide to introduce you to Lupita (my nickname for […]

Tags Baja California, blue shark, cage dive, California Sea Lion, elephant seals, Ensenada, great white sharks, Guadalupe Island, hostess blog, Lupita, mako shark, sea lions, yellow fin tuna

My whole life I have constantly been in the water and have loved marine life but I never expected I would get to see something as amazing as the great white sharks at Guadalupe Island.

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Post date 2013-10-05
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By Nautilus Staff on October 5th, 2013 in Archive

At the end of the day I had not been in the water even five minutes and had two great white sharks surrounding the cage up close showing off their huge teeth. The warmth, colour and visibility of the water here is something I never got to experience in BC, along with hot weather and […]

Tags Baja California, California Sea Lion, Cedros Island, great white sharks, Guadalupe Island, harbor seals, San Benitos, shark breach

Conservation threats

By Nautilus Staff on September 14th, 2013 in Archive

The island was part of the route of the Nao de la China, the Spanish galleon. Galleons were the big wooden cargo ships that made the route from China and the Philippines to the New Spain –as it was called Mexico back then. As the trip was very long, the Spaniards brought some goats with […]

Tags Aluetian, Baja California, burrowing owl, caracara, elephant seals, fauna, fur seals, Galleons, Guadalupe Island, night puffin, Russian, sea lions, Spaniards. lobster

Aerostar Aircraft – "We can zoom around anywhere in North America"

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Post date 2013-06-18
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By Nautilus Staff on June 18th, 2013 in Archive

Aerial image of Lands End, the southernmost tip of Baja California, taken from our Aerostar aircraft C-GNLX. Lover’s Beach on the left. English pirates used to hide out here years ago and storm out to prey on Spanish galleons as they sailed past. The aircraft is flown by Captain Mike and used to support the […]

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This was an extra special trip with most of the well known people in the dive industry onboard celebrating Stan Waterman's 89th birthday – Guadalupe, October 24th 2012

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Post date 2012-10-24
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By Nautilus Staff on October 24th, 2012 in Archive

We have just left Guadalupe Island and are heading back into the port of Ensenada in northern Baja California after our latest expedition to dive with the white sharks of Guadalupe. This week was an extra special trip put on by the Historical Diving Society. Featuring some of the biggest and most well known names […]

Tags Baja California, cage diving, Great White Shark, great white shark cage dive isla guadalupe island mexic, scuba, scuba diving, scuba diving in mexico

I can't wait to get back in the water tomorrow – Guadalupe, October 22 2012

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Post date 2012-10-22
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By Nautilus Staff on October 22nd, 2012 in Archive

I came with reasonable expectations that were more than met with. I have spent my life chartering and running boats all over the world. I’ve probably run 100 trips dive trips. This boat and crew are second to none and truly exemplary.. The shark cages are beautifully designed. they are user friendly. you can see […]

Tags Baja California, cage diving, great white shark cage dive isla guadalupe island mexic, sharks. great white shark, submersible cage

"Dive of my life", "Spiritual", "Ruined for life about diving elsewhere", etc. Socorro, Mexico. May 23, 2012.

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Post date 2012-05-23
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By Nautilus Staff on May 23rd, 2012 in Archive

Captain’s Log: We made an overnight run out to Roca Partida. Currently we are anchored on top of the remnants of a old volcano created eons ago. It is 270 nautical miles (430 Kilometres) to Cabo San Lucas on the Baja and just over 400 NM (650 KM) to Puerto Vallarta on the Mexican mainland. […]

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