1945hrs We’ve just departed Socorro Island for our annual Clipperton expedition. We spent the last two days diving at San Benedicto and Socorro of the Revillagigedo chain of islands. The diving was a little disappointing with minimal big animal activity. A few hammerhead sharks here and there and one giant manta for a couple lucky […]
Read MoreHad a bit of a worry last week when the first tropical storm of the season went roaring through Socorro Island. The Nautilus ran for cover 2 days early and we spent the rest of the trip in the Sea of Cortez where the vis was down and the water was surprisingly green. Green?? What’s […]
Read MoreThe sight of San Benedicto island rising up from the horizon was beautiful. A gorgeous sunset, the green flash, a warm hot tub and the promise of good things to come the next day. How many times has the diving been so good at the Canyon that we stayed the whole day? I can’t […]
Read MoreEverything seemed to come together to make this trip a truly wonderful experience. The gorgeous weather, the great company of the guests and crew, and of course, the diving. I don’t know how to describe the diving in a way that will justify the experience! Whale sharks, mantas, dolphins, false-killer whales, octopus, Galapogos sharks, Hammerhead […]
Read MorePerfecto! First dive of the trip and we were greeted by 2 Giant Mantas..gracefully swimming above, around and with us for the dive. Water temp 74, viz great and the dive crew had us all well prepared and we had a great time. There was a Hammerhead sighting and one man saw what he said […]
Read MoreIts been a very interesting trip here on the Nautilus Explorer this past couple of weeks. Any trip that combines a combo of the Sea of Cortez and Socorro Island holds promise, and this one certainly delivered. The Sea of Cortez is everything I crave when I search for warmer climates that my homeland of […]
Read MoreAfter a relatively slow day the previous day at Cabo Pearce on the east side of Socorro Island, yesterday we moved to one of our favorite divesites on the west side called Punta Tosca. We arrived the night before last and after dinner we had our weekly snorkel with the silky sharks. With all of […]
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