A giant manta glided past, loaded with hitchhikers

We were severely warned that we must blog on a daily basis, otherwise, the crew and guests would suffer. I take on this great burden because I understand the consequences; keelhauling, lashes with the cat o’ nine tails, bread and water in the brig. Still no pirates on the horizon, however, you can just see […]

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Manta’s – Swimming Close and Gliding By, Like Stealth Bombers – The Canyon, San Benedicto

  The sight of San Benedicto island rising up from the horizon was beautiful. A gorgeous sunset, the green flash, a warm hot tub and the promise of good things to come the next day. How many times has the diving been so good at the Canyon that we stayed the whole day? I can’t  […]

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Whale sharks, mantas, dolphins, false-killer whales, octopus, Galapogos sharks, Hammerhead sharks, Silky sharks… I could go on and on. Captain’s Log May 15th 2011 Socorro

Everything seemed to come together to make this trip a truly wonderful experience.  The gorgeous weather, the great company of the guests and crew, and of course, the diving.  I don’t know how to describe the diving in a way that will justify the experience! Whale sharks, mantas, dolphins, false-killer whales, octopus, Galapogos sharks, Hammerhead […]

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Adventure and exploratory expedition to Clarion Island (4th of the "Socorro" islands) – 11 FEB 2011

It’s been 6 years since we last visited Clarion Island.   We made 2 trips that year out to the 4th of the “socorro” islands and to be honest, we were disappointed with the diving.   We thoroughly explored the perimeter of the island and splashed on every pinnacle we could find.  The diving just didn’t pan […]

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Great video freediving with giant mantas at San Benedicto Island – 26 Jan 2011 – guest blogs

Today we visited  “The Boiler”, a pinnacle off the coast of San Benedicto Island.  The day started with continental breakfast which always consists of absolutely delicious fresh breads and baked goods, fruit, cold cereal and oatmeal.  After grabbing a cup of coffee and a quick bite, we attended a dive briefing, doned our wetsuits and […]

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Crew blog – Living my dream!!! Your friendly chief engineer Larry – Socorro Island – 13 January 2011

Today we were at Socorro Island, and Christine the hostess/divemaster was kind enough to lend me her wetsuit for my afternoon dive. Im glad she did because it made me look good and I think the silvertips were attracted to it! Though whole dive everywhere I looked there were sharks. When I got tired of […]

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OMG. My first experience with giant mantas – Guest and Captain's Blog – 18 November, 2010

OMG!!! My first experience with giant mantas! I was not disappointed! Awesome! Fantastic! So friendly, graceful, and beautiful. They actually love being with us. They were waiting for us to play with them. I am so glad I booked this trip! If you want to see Giant Mantas this is the place to be. I […]

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