Kelly was so informative at the Bamfield Marine Biological Station and most appreciative of the fleece vest sent by the Nautilus Explorer as a thank-you for a great tour. It fit her like it was made for her. What a lovely way to wind up our stay in the Barkley Sound area. Barbara Ann Beautiful scenery through the whole […]
Read MoreI found a new species of octopus. We’re calling it a 12 stiff legged fuscia pacific octopus. There you go (note from Mike – I think Barbara Ann is enjoying happy hour). It was a superlative day for diving. Quatsino #1 had a predicted abundance of rockfish, lingcod, greenling, wolfeel. Dive #2 at the new site […]
Read MoreFrom Roca Partida we headed east for a pleasant overnight cruise to the most well known of the Revillagigedos Islands, Socorro Island. At 10 miles long and almost 4000 ft at its highest point, Socorro Island is an impressive looking volcanic island. After the necessary formalities of the Navy inspection to ensure all is in […]
Read MoreLocation: The Canyon divesite, the Boiler divesite, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Mexico Finally back to the strange beautiful San Benedicto Island. I think it gets a little bit greener every year that we arrive since my fist visit in 2004. Well, it means that you can trace a bit of growth on it now after hurricane […]
Read MoreLocation: San Benitos Islands, Baja California, Mexico. We got up early today to move the Nautilus Explorer to a new place around the corner of San Benitos Island. We were visited on the way by Mexican fishermen from the local cooperativa who were worried that we would snag their lobster traps or dive for their […]
Read MoreImagine being anchoring between a gorgeous 150 foot high waterfall off the bow and a pile of snow 250 feet high off the stern while hemmed into a narrow fjord with steeply rising sides that start with hemlock and fir trees 150 feet high in beautiful, different hues of green and then rises up to snowfields and jagged granite mountain peaks 3000 feet above. Incredible stuff. To top it off, picture a good looking grizzly bear grazing in the sedge grass 400 feet from the Nautilus Explorer.
Read MoreBest of all, we discovered thousands and thousands of swimming scallops on the bottom. Our scuba divers took great amusement in watching the pink and spiny scallops lift off the seabed and swim away as soon as the bivalve detected the presence of the divers.
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