Magical Second time at Socorro

So excited be back at Socorro for the second time. I wish time would just slow down! It’s been full of so many memories and looking forward to even more! The first dive of the trip did not disappoint with a 7 ft Tiger shark. Of course the mantas at the Boiler put on a […]

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Nautilus Under Sea Guests Blogs

I did three nitrox fun dives, full of life, octopuses, hammerheads, black mantas, mantas, bluefin trevallies, jacks, etc., just thought after the third dive when I had the opportunity to share with the manta my own personal moment, I decide to not to do the third one, but the rest of the team did it. […]

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Dolphins & Octopus at Cabo Pearce

For me, it was a wonderful first experience at Cabo Pearce. Despite unfavorable surface conditions, we encountered a playful small group of Dolphins. An exposed octopus gave guests a colorful display of its camouflage capabilities as it moved along the bottom shortly before the return of the dolphin that greeted us at the beginning of […]

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The Cabo Pierce dolphins get close!

Another stunning trip at the Belle Amie and with wonderful guests! Loads of marine life! I had my first encounter with Dolphins in Socorro at Cabo Pierce and wow! Just unexplainable how these animals get so close to us and invite you to tickle them! Whale shark, school of scalloped Hammerheads, 2x great Hammerheads, jacks, […]

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Getting manta attention

Back to Socorro island for a new season on the Nautilus Explorer! We left these dive sites 5 months ago and ever since I have been counting the days until I would come back to this magical place: the boiler, Roca Partida, Cabo Pearce, Punta Tosca…I have dived many other places in the world, but […]

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Manta ballet and dolphin caresses

The Best Dive ever of my life down in Cabo Pearce with Dive Master Pato!! Many Many thanks Papero!! The magical dance of Giant Mantas, their sweet eyes in mine and an unbelievable courtship ballet. Suddenly a playful family of Bottlenose Dolphins appeared from the Blue. The caresses of one of them will stay marked […]

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Dive 4: Return of Gertrude

And what a start to the day…13 dolphins swam close by to say “Welcome to Socorro”. Dive two…the meeting with “Gertrude”, a very large Manta ray. A fellow team member decided her name would be Gertrude. For 25 minutes, this friendly giant stayed and played. What an incredible first encounter. Thanks Pato for finding her […]

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