I thought these sharks only breached in South African waters but seeing them from the dive deck was absolutely spectacular. Each day provided us with a different activity from surface cages being the highlight on the first day, to seeing them torpedo out of the water on the second day, and finally, the close-range interactions in the deep on the last day.
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Some of our lovely guests from the end of season trips to Socorro took time to write out some thoughtful testimonials. Nothing like a handwritten note to look back on the good times! Click on an image to see the larger version.
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Mantas & Delfine begeistern bei Socorro Endlich Mants und Delfine sowie vereinzelt Haie, Zackenbarsche und Schwaerme nach der langen Ueberfahrt bei etwas rauherer See. Doch alle meisterten es gut und einige Hausmittelchen oder bewaehrte Tabletten halfen ganz gut. Es ist schon ueberwaeltigend, wenn die maechten, sehr zutraulichen Mantas so ganz nahe kommen und sich in […]
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Note from Captain Mike. I am often asked if we are ever going to resume running dive trips in British Columbia and Alaska. The obvious answer is that YES, we would love to!! I spent 20 plus years exploring the pacific coast from Cape Flattery in Washington State to Glacier Bay and Juneau. I still […]
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First time on a Nautilus boat, 4th time on a liveaboard. Multiple trips to the Pacific. The lower end rooms are large and at 6’6” I am very comfortable. The dive masters did a better job than I was expecting. I have been on pacific liveaboards that you have minimal guidance in currents. Entrance into […]
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Roca Partida has lived up to its hype and then some. The two day stay began with an eventful exploration of the ancient magma plug. Schools of fish including almaco jack pairs, horse-eye jacks and more white-tip sharks than I could count, and of course, the incredible giant mantas. All of this peppered with yellow-tail […]
Read MoreHad a beautiful transit over to Clarion, arrived at 1030 this morning to a great dolphin show on the bow. Did a dive on the NE side where we had good diving my first time here. Was ok, some people had dolphins, for others it was a little quiet. After one dive we started heading […]
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