Location: Secret location, Baranoff Island, southeast Alaska. Surely we should have got our fill of diving with jellies – or jellyfish as they are incorrectly referred to – I can just imagine rows of jellies standing up and shouting out that “we are not fish, we are jellies”!!!! – with 3 days of jdiving on […]
Read MoreDiving with jellyfish in Alaska Jeff: Burrrr Rabbit: Chilly Willy Anne: Pretty Amazing! Pretty Amazing! Jacqui: Seeing the moon jelly swarm from a kayak, while holding a drink that was especially delivered from the Nautilus Explorer, is the best way to see the jellies and avoid getting a chilly willy!
Read MoreWe ventured inside for over a mile and saw amazing upside-down jellyfish and tiny oysters in the mangroves. We also saw osprey, egrets, ibises and herons. We then steamed over to the protected bay at the south side of the small island of San Franciscito where some of our guests went beach walking.
Read MoreBecause it was such a hot and calm day, Dave decided to make way off the ship and open the pool up for open ocean snorkelling and swimming. Given that they were in 10,000 feet of water, it was fairly certain that nobody would see the bottom! However, guests did see lots of different kinds of jellyfish as well as some pelagic tunicates. We figure that open ocean splashes are always a good bet, time permitting, as you never know what you might see. On the last trip, our guests actually saw a giant manta ray swim past in open ocean!
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