First mate Tavis and I slipped into the water off Cedros Island to check out hordes of sea lions, Guadalupe fur seals and the elephant seals making such a ruckus on the beach.

By on November 17th, 2013 in Archive

After 3 Magical days with the great White sharks it was time to point the boat towards the waters of Cedros and Benitos I think some of our guests had already started to wonder how this trip could get any better after spending that much time in the water with such huge animals. This morning […]

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So far this is my third season divemastering Guadalupe Island great white shark trips and to me, every season just gets better and better.

By on November 16th, 2013 in Archive

We stayed for three days and we saw some huge female great whites that we have not seen for the entire season so that was excellent. There was a big male sea lion that had a bite on the side of it and it seemed that it was recently done but he was not shy […]

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We sailed from the port of Ensenada around midnight, fully loaded with fuel, food and a boat full of excited divers.

By on November 14th, 2013 in Archive

This marks the beginning of the changing of seasons for us, we will start by cage diving with great whites sharks at the Island of Guadalupe, then head south east to the dense kelp forests of Benitos and Cedros Islands to splash around with seals, sea lions and elephant seals. Once the Northern portion of […]

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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.

By 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 […]

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It’s that time of the season when the really big female white sharks start showing up at Guadalupe Island. We call them big momma’s.

By on September 30th, 2013 in Archive

For the first 6 weeks or so of the season we see almost exclusively male white sharks. Generally they are a little smaller in size than the females, especially in girth. When a big female appears in front of the cages they are unmistakable and awe inspiring. Their movements are a little more slow, more […]

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Blog from Silvia – one of our most treasured and wonderful hostesses – and her crazy experiences on the last trip including mola mola

By on September 28th, 2013 in Archive, Guadalupe

Hola…This is Silvia From the Nautilus Explorer, I being working for this great company and my friend, Captain Mike, for almost 10 years.  I have done trips from Sea of Cortez to Alaska, British Columbia, Socorro,, Clipperton, California and Guadalupe. And now we are doing Guadalupe season. This trip is a combo, one of my favorites, because […]

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All of our guests were smiling so much because today the pinnipeds touched their hearts..

By on September 25th, 2013 in Archive

Today we had a great combination of an enchanted mysterious kelp forest and a bunch of  curious sea lions, playful Guadalupe seals, shy harbor seals and lazy elephant seals at Cedros island; beautiful sunrise gave us a lovely start this morning near by to the pinniped colony, so we awake with seals barking instead of […]

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