Location: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico. Unbelievably it rained today at Guadalupe Island which is extremely unusual. There was a very bad forest fire on the Island 2 weeks ago which wiped out 80 percent of the cedar and pine forest that was delicately balanced along the ridge line of Guadalupe. It’s too […]
Read MoreLocation: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico Divemaster Buzz at the laptop here as Captain Mike is still on time off.. We are having a superb trip with lots of excellent white shark sightings and loads of interesting behaviour. It’s funny how variable the diving can be as our last trip was the quietest […]
Read MoreLocation: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico It’s great to be back at the helm of the Nautilus Explorer. We had an easy crossing from Ensenada in 4 to 6 foot seas with light winds. I had one heckuva surprise when I arrived at our anchorage to find a 200 foot Mexican navy frigate […]
Read MoreLocation: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Mexico The crew out on the shiprwere busier than heck during our Guadalupe season opener great white shark trip on the Nautilus Explorer. I wish that I could have been there and am very fortunate to have the extremely capable Captain Rob onboard in my place. Rob reports that they […]
Read MoreI came on watch this morning to beautiful calm seas with a very low swell from the northwest and clear skies. Ocean passages like this are a dream and I’m almost sad at the thought of arriving at San Benedicto Island around dinner time tonight!!
Read MoreIt’s always a bit of a funny feeling to be on our little 116ft steel island, surrounded by ocean, without land or any other boats in sight. This is one deserted stretch of ocean and on a number of our transits from Baja California to San Benedicto Island, we have steamed for 24 hours without seeing another vessel. It’s like another world out here.
Read MoreWhat a beautiful night. We are anchored in the lee of San Benedicto Island, tucked in beside the moonlit volcano. It is spectacular. I often get asked what the open ocean crossing is like between Cabo San Lucas and Socorro Island…
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