Guest blog – the manta dove straight at me and I rolled backwards in surprise – Socorro Island – 04 MAR 2011

Steve and Bud and Juan was our divemaster and towards the end of our dive we saw a giant manta and it played with us for about twenty minutes. When we separated, the manta would go to one of us. At one point, when it was coming to me, the manta ray dove straight at […]

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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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Back on board the Nautilus Explorer and loving it! Socorro Island. First mate and guest blog. 05 FEB 2011

Having taken extended leave from the Nautilus Explorer, it’s a great feeling to be back on board and working in the beautiful Revillagigedo archipelago. There’s nothing like some honest work, old (and new) faces and the sea air to blow off the cobwebs – not to mention the old familiar aches and pains as muscles […]

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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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Best big animal encounters of the trip with a huge school of hammerheads circling in very close to our divers – Captain's Log – 21 JAN 2011

We have just wrapped our last day of diving for this trip to the incomparable Socorro Islands. I think the hardest part of this trip for me will be in about 10 minutes when I attempt to move our guests from the hottub, where I can currently hear a beautiful symphony of untrained voices with a beer […]

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We finished the day with a beer in the hot tub after a smooth transit from Cabo – Captain and guest blog – 17 January, 2011

The songs of the humpbacks could be heard in the background while the mantas played…  After our most beautiful and comfortable transit of the season from Cabo San Lucas to the Socorro Islands we arrived at our first destination for this expedition, Isla San Benedicto. The 24 hour ride south from Cabo offered nothing more than […]

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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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