Roca Partida: 100 plus vis, Silver tip, White tip, Galapagos, Hammer head Sharks, Bottlenose Dolphins, Yellow fin Tuna, and an attack sea urchin. How can it get better other than that. One more day here tomorrow. Eiko Jones. Sharks has been the word of the past two days here at Roca Partida, part of the […]
Read MoreWhaleshark! Conditions at Roca Partida were ideal for a perfect dive day at the Nautilus Explorer today. There was a very nice breeze coming from north, sunny day, 32C on the surface “Nice”, underwater the conditions where even better, visibility was extremely good 80ft, temp of the water 24C. Starting the dive with some […]
Read MoreThe first day of our journey we have seen our first sea lions at La Reina and we were very excited. We stayed for 2 dives, the visibility could have been a bit better and there was some current. The original plan to stay there got changed and we sailed to The Swanee, a very […]
Read MoreWe had the most calmest crossing leaving Clipperton for Socorro Island, Yesterday the sea was like glass. When the sun set blood red in the horizon in the west the full moon raised in silver at the same time in the south east. I think we all where there out side taking fotos. The flying […]
Read MoreNon stop mantas at the closest cleaning station full with Clarion Angelfish at 5m depth and no current! Sten / Sweden , Offerdal Photo by Volker Matthes Again Mantas, silver tip sharks and while waiting for bigger things to come even nudibranches! On the first dive during the safety stop coming up the unbelievable happened […]
Read MoreOur last two diving days took place at Roca Partida. We always gauge our visits here according to the weather and this time we hit it perfectly. The sea flattened right out for us and conditions were perfect. Clear water, little breeze and a light current made for 8 spectacular dives. There were humpback whales […]
Read MoreWe have just completed our first trip of the 2010/2011 Socorro season, in this my third year as Captain on the Nautilus Explorer. All of our favorite big animals were represented in the past 6 days, the Giant Mantas, bottlenose dolphins, hammerhead sharks, among others. Having a destination like the Socorro Islands is one of […]
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