03 May, 2011 – A Giant Manta Ray with 14 ft wingspan had decided to perch itself on my head… – Isla Socorro, Mexico

After a relatively slow day the previous day at Cabo Pearce on the east side of Socorro Island, yesterday we moved to one of our favorite divesites on the west side called Punta Tosca. We arrived the night before last and after dinner we had our weekly snorkel with the silky sharks. With all of […]

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Mechanical problems keep shore staff hopping and really supporting us – Captain's Log – April 30, 2011. Socorro and Sea of Cortez

We started this 13-day expedition by heading north from Cabo San Lucas and into the Sea of Cortez looking for some quality time with the playful sealions that make their home near the capital of Baja California Sur, La Paz. Just north of Isla Espiritu Santo lies Los Islotes, a small island that is home […]

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Guest and Divemaster Blog – Non Stop Mantas – Cabo Pierce

Non stop mantas at the closest cleaning station full with Clarion Angelfish at 5m depth and no current! Sten / Sweden , Offerdal Photo by Volker Matthes Again Mantas, silver tip sharks and while waiting for bigger things to come even nudibranches! On the first dive during the safety stop coming up the unbelievable happened […]

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Divemaster Blog – Found a good spot for seeing whales in the water.

We had some nice dives with mantas today 4 different individuals and curious ones as well. The visibility was a bit low and the current picked up so after two dives we moved Nautilus Explorer in to an other area that is full of whales. Viz was much better. During the diving we did not […]

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Guest Blog – Lots of mantas, lobsters, sting rays… – Socorro island – 06 mar 2011

  What a great  day, Punta Tosca (Socorro) Lot`s of mantas, lobsters, sting rays, whales jumping all around at the end of the day… and a lesson learned… "Don`t go for the mantas, wait and they will came for you". Tired but tomorrow, Roca Partida will be the cherry of the cake… 2 more days […]

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Guest and Crew blog – I watched in awe as the large shark passed by me – Socorro island – 06 mar 2011

  Today I got the chance to swim with sharks. I never thought I’d be the type of person to get in the water if I knew there were sharks swimming around but I have learned a lot more about sharks and decided that it was time to conquer my fear. I had only been […]

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