The Charcoal Black Coloured Giant Manta Swooped Inches Over our Head at San Benedicto Island. Socorro, Mexico. May 30, 2012.

How was it diving at the Boiler with the Mantas?! It was great, we saw tons of wildlife on the walls of the Boiler and then the giant Mantas came into the picture. Amazing they would come right up to you make eye contact and then swoop right over your head. It was so cool! […]

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"…it's a life changing experience.". Socorro, Mexico. May 18, 2012.

Dear staff at Nautilus (and Mike), I just want to extend a thank you for the great trip. What a marvelous experience! The boat is great, the crew superb. I particularly appreciated Joel for his help in the dives, I only had 35 dives on my logbook, that making me the least experienced diver on […]

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Sometimes you just get lucky. Socorro, Mexico. May 16, 2012.

Agonized a bit yesterday about staying for another day and 4 of the 5 of the Russian guests said they would prefer to move on, wanted to see a whale shark. Well, stayed for the day and whale shark has been circling Roca Partida all morning, everyone has seen him multiple times, albeit it is […]

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Some damn good scuba diving at Roca Partida!! Too much to describe. Socorro, Mexico, 2012.

On our last stretch home we spent the last 3 days diving Roca Partida and San Benedicto! Some damn good scuba diving! Definitely lives up to its reputation. Too much to describe. This is the time where I thought accolades for the boat, and her crew, would be appropriate. To start, this boat is awesome! […]

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This is our 9th trip with the Nautilus Fleet… Can we get a frequent flyer card yet?! 2012 Guest Comments, Socorro Islands, Mexico.

The scenery and the boat are so amazing it almost seems like the diving is secondary. Like icing on a cake. Bryen Girling. — The accomodations are clean, cozy, and comfortable. And the nice hot showers with plenty of hot water were perfect after a day of diving. The consideration for my gluten free diet […]

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My pale gringo skin has an interesting reddish-brown tint. Socorro, Roca Partida, Mexico.

We have just completed our 4th day of diving on this special 11-day expedition to the Socorro with 5 more to go. The weather has been great so far with a long, gentle swell, light winds and enough sun to give my pale gringo skin an interesting reddish-brown tint. For the past two days we’ve been diving […]

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Today was a 5 star day! Friendly loving playful mantas, my gorgeous babies of the sea! Amazing DUSKY buff sharks, 3 in total! Whoooo hoooooo. San Benedicto 2012, Mexico.

Hammerheads peeked in to say hello! Then again the same 2 gorgeous mantas came to play then of course a 3rd one had to get into the act. Three of my dives offered the amazing jewel’s of this magic place called Socorro! We are at San Benedicto Island for 2 days. Weather has settled a […]

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