San Ignacio Gray Whales
Extraordinary Interaction & Experience
This morning I woke up to my alarm and looked out my porthole. It was dark with the smallest hint of orange in the eastern sky. I trundled up to grab a cup of coffee with the rest of the crew. At 6:15 we had the cages in the water and the sky was […]
Read MoreLocation: San Diego, California – Guadalupe Island I’m sad to report that our Alaska scuba diving season is done and complete. We had a great summer and I personally had a fabulous time and was able to get a dive in most days. My favourite memories include dropping down to the bottom of the […]
Read MorePoint Adolphus and Icy Strait, southeast Alaska I saw a wolf eel on a wall today. And when he left his spot he went phhhssssshhhhtt straight down. Howard I saw 3 orange peel nudibranchs in a row that were the size of footballs. My computer showed 42 degrees but Captain Mike doesn’t believe me (I figure 44 degrees […]
Read MoreSaw lots of coral today all over the walls – orange, white, red, pink. There were also tons of nudibranchs. I got a picture today of a sea otter in the foreground, a whale spouting behind it and beautiful snowy mountains in the background. Where else can you see that. Robbie I saw a snail laying eggs in a circular […]
Read MoreBreaching humpback whales, sea otters and stellar sealions. I loved the sea otter, the sea otter was sooo gorgeous.. he was scratching here there and everywhere, front legs, back legs, face and nose!!! – Dobby Humpback whales breaching, tail lobbing and generally hanging out for ages, a grizzly bear, sea otters, bald eagles, sea lions and a Fab dive […]
Read MoreJim Kozmik. Blue Realm TV. Diving for 38 years. I have been attacked by anything and everything in the ocean. Stung, bit and run over by whales. In previous dives I’ve had a lot of fun with sealions. But these particular sealions today, these guys decided to test the strength of neoprene rubber. Grabbing on everything. Bopping me. Tugging on everything. They thought the 5 lb […]
Read MoreLocation: Solander Island, Brooks Peninsula, west coast Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada So who in their right mind would dive Solander Island? Following is the description of Solander in the British Columbia south coast sailing directions – shores are rocky and mountains rise abruptly to elevations in excess of 2000 feet. The continential shelf lies only 4 miles SW where […]
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