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Last Diving Day of Our 2007/2008 Socorro Revillagigedos Season

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Post date 2008-04-13

By Nautilus Staff on April 13th, 2008 in Archive

Over the two days all of our divers were able to have closer and more intimate interactions with a couple of giant manta rays than anyone imagined. Some divers saw a small school of 10 hammerheads and one lucky group of divers had terrific interaction with a dolphin who played for 5 minutes before taking off rapidly and leaping out of the water. The silvertip and Galapagos sharks were off the northeast end of the rock circling in and out of view. One of the Galapagos sharks looked like it is recovering from a nasty spear wound to the head. He has a large lump with a hole on the top right side of his head and a hole/scar on the bottom left side by his gills. The good news is that we saw him last trip as well and he seems to be recovering nicely.

Tags baby whale, dolphin, galapagos sharks, giant manta rays, Giant Mantas, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, Humpback Whale, Mantas, Roca Partida, sea lions, sharks, silvertip sharks, whales

Hammerhead Sharks, Giant Mantas and Big Waves

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Post date 2008-04-09

By Nautilus Staff on April 9th, 2008 in Archive

We did the Giants Causeway (or Southwest Benedicto for Mike) as the third dive and saw 2 or possibly 4 mantas but they did not seem to want to interact with us. Dive day 2 and we went to the Boiler for the first scuba dive. The dive was spectacular, 100+ feet of visibility, a pod of 6 dolphins and almost no current.

Tags dolphins, giant manta rays, Giant Mantas, giants causeway, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, Mantas, San Benedicto, sharks, The Boiler, The Canyon, weather woes

Giant Manta Rays Dance with Scuba Divers

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Post date 2008-03-23

By Nautilus Staff on March 23rd, 2008 in Archive

We anchored so that we could swim to the dive site, and with no current and very little waves, we had an open deck for the day so guests were free to dive whenever they felt like. Between dives, a lot of guests chose to accompany Marco, our chief mate, on a tour of the shoreline to see the arches and pinnacles and whale watch. From the Nautilus we watched a young humpback whale leap multiple times out of the water followed by an adult humpback breaching creating some wonderful photographic opportunities.

Tags baby whales, champagne mimosas, dolphins, el canyon, giant manta rays, Giant Mantas, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, hot tub, humpback whales, humpbacks, manta rays, Mantas, San Benedicto, sharks, snorkelling, The Boiler, whale watching, whales

Roca Partida – Oceanic Oasis Under a Full Moon

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Post date 2008-03-20

By Nautilus Staff on March 20th, 2008 in Archive

We saw Silvertip sharks, Galapagos sharks, Silky sharks, Hammerheads and White Tipped Reef sharks. There was a school of jacks at between 60 and 80 feet that stayed off the north point for both the days that we were there. The night of the full moon coincided with our night at Roca Partida which always makes for a spectacular evening on the “moon deck,” especially when combined with the flat seas that we were experiencing. A good omen for the rest of the trip.

Tags full moon, galapagos sharks, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, jacks, lava plug, Roca Partida, sharks, silky sharks, silvertip sharks, volcano, white tipped reef sharks

6 Hours in the Water Every Day is Not Enough!!

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Post date 2008-03-10

By Nautilus Staff on March 10th, 2008 in Archive

It has always seemed to us that our best giant manta ray interactions tend to be on the second and third scuba dives. This has been reinforced by our experience here on the Boiler on this trip. Although we have been seeing giant mantas earlier in the day they do not seem to wish to stay around and play until about 11am, at which point they are happy to play with us until around 3:30pm. Luckily, this is also the best time for the photography as the light is at its best.

Tags dolphins, el canyon, film crew, giant manta rays, Giant Mantas, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, humpback whales, humpbacks, Mantas, San Benedicto, sharks, The Boiler, whales

Humpback Whale and Calf Sharing a Safety Stop with Scuba Divers

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Post date 2008-02-20

By Nautilus Staff on February 20th, 2008 in Archive

The visibility and surface conditions were excellent today, and the sharks were very cooperative, with multiple sightings of silvertip, silky, Galapagos, hammerhead, and of course whitetip reef sharks. And at the end of the second dive, a very lucky group of 5 scuba divers saw a female humpback with a calf swim by at their safety stop! This is an extremely lucky experience, and I think I can speak for the group who saw this when I say that it made their trip and won’t be soon forgotten.

Tags galapagos sharks, giant manta, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, humpback, humpback whales, Roca Partida, sharks, silky sharks, silvertip sharks, whales, whitetip reef sharks

Bid Farewell by a Large School of Hammerhead Sharks and Giant Mantas

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Post date 2008-02-13

By Nautilus Staff on February 13th, 2008 in Archive

At the end of the day, just before coming up from the last dive for fresh baked cookies and champagne mimosas, some of our divers were bid farewell by a large school of hammerhead sharks! Once again, the creatures of Revillagigedos had organized a really nice sendoff for us, practically begging us to return to say hi to them one more time.

Tags dolphins, Giant Mantas, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, manta rays, Mantas, San Benedicto, sharks, The Boiler

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