At the Boiler off Socorro Island we had 3 or 4 giant mantas playing with us, they where just swimming in circles right on top of us and one of them (a black one) was very small.. maybe 2 mts long and the other 3 (chevron) were regular size (between 3 and 3 1/2mts), next […]
Read MoreIt is a day of contrasts, last night at Socorro Island we had a torrential downpour with sheet lightning and water strikes within 5 miles and it went on well into the night. I had turned and disconnected all the wheel house electronics on the Nautilus Explorer for fear of a lightning strike… this morning […]
Read MoreFrank (given the nickname Double G by tigre because he has two go-pros hooked up together) The favourite part of my day was winning a five pesos bet with Claudia (actually financed by dieter) double g lost his camera at the end of a dive and the captain tim (nicknamed oso polar by joel) found […]
Read MoreAll of roca partida is amazing, it’s one of the coolest far away places I have ever been. It seems to be there still a balanced ecosystem, which in the world today is very difficult to find. I think that roca is a place where we can learn quite a bit about our behaviour. Joern […]
Read MoreEverything you’ve dreamed of seeing in one place, with first rate service to back it up. What an experience! Mind blowing to say the least; a true thrill of a life time. Thanks to the crew who made it happen, Your new friends forever, Colin & Nancy Rothery Incredible dive site! The small island (Roca […]
Read MoreLast week was my first trip back for the 2012/2013 Socorro Islands season after a great 3 months of white shark diving at Isla Guadalupe. It’s one thing I love about working on the Nautilus Explorer, the variety of destinations we dive always keeps things interesting. Another thing I like about this boat is the […]
Read MoreThis trip was outstanding, lots of action and great encounters specially for our rebreathers guest which make so different and interesting the week with all the stuff, information and had the chance to see how different is dive in this style without any bubble so all the fish and sharks was so close to one […]
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