04.07.09 Kirk OK Sten It’s Blog time. To Start, I’ll say that this is without question the most elegant dive ship I have been aboard. The Vessel was obviously carefully designed and appointed.The crew all friendly and professional.The food tasty and well prepared. I’ll copy some notes from my log later. In Cabo 04.05.09 After […]
Read MoreLocation: The Canyon and The Boiler, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Baja California, Mexico This morning we got up there were dolphins swimming around the Nautilus Explorer and some of us where already in the water snorkeling with the dolphins before the pre-breakfast snack/continental breakfast at 0700.The first dive was really good. We had dolphins, hammerhead sharks […]
Read MoreLocation: Punta Tosca , Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico We came out on the lava flow and on the first scuba dive we got a few hammerhead sharks. I got a single humpback whale swimming over our head and by the time as I reached the first and closest diver it was gone!! Cr*p!!! On […]
Read MoreLocation: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico Our crossing was smooth and just got better. On our way towards Ensenada we passed over this sea mountain ridge that often gives us blue whales. We saw some blowing in the distance but they disappeared too soon. Chasing Tunas and a few hundreds of common dolphins kept us entertained […]
Read MoreLocation: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico Divemaster Buzz at the laptop here as Captain Mike is still on time off.. We are having a superb trip with lots of excellent white shark sightings and loads of interesting behaviour. It’s funny how variable the diving can be as our last trip was the quietest […]
Read MoreLocation: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico Arrived at Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island just after dinner yesterday to find the Solmar V and Islander anchored on site with a day of shark diving already under their belt. No matter, there is lots of room and lots of sharks for all three of us in […]
Read MoreLocation: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico It’s great to be back at the helm of the Nautilus Explorer. We had an easy crossing from Ensenada in 4 to 6 foot seas with light winds. I had one heckuva surprise when I arrived at our anchorage to find a 200 foot Mexican navy frigate […]
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