June 17th, 2011
Here is a blog post titled “Diving Here is Like Swimming in an Aquarium” that I wrote and was published by Nautilus Explorer on their blog. Of course, I included a few photos below too!
The boiler today proved once again that diving here can be like swimming in an aquarium. We entered the water with schools of Big Eye Trevally Jacks in the blue around the boiler and thousands of colourful Wrasse’s all around the top of the boiler. Dropping down and moving around the nooks and crannies are filled with lobsters, moray eels, hawk fish of all sizes and varieties, and an occasional octopus den. Moving deeper we found groups of Moorish idols feeding along the wall and Bluefin Trevally swimming just outside of us trying to figure out what we were up to. Rounding the north end of the boiler we ended up in an unusually large school of Burrito Grunts. After a fantastic lunch by Juan Carlos we returned for a second dive at the boiler that proved to us once again that thousands of fish in all shapes and sizes and colors would adorn our dive. In the distance beyond the jacks we had a large school of Yellow Fin Tuna that circled the boiler for most of the dive and just before we were getting ready to head in we had one last visit with a Giant Pacific Manta that swam into our group and waved us all a goodbye.
Yellow Fin Tuna, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja Mexico
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Large school of Big Eye Trevally Jacks, San Benedicto, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja Mexico
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Playful Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins, San Benedicto, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja Mexico
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A rainbow of Trumpet fish, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja Mexico
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I spy an octopus at Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja Mexico
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June 17th, 2011
Giant Pacific Manta Rays are beautiful creatures that can be found through out the Seaof Cortez and waters off many of the islands . They glide through the ocean with grace and never fail to intrigue. Down in the Revillagigedo Islands with Nautilus Explorer, we saw a few and I captured them to show you here:
Remora catches a ride with a Giant Pacific Manta Ray,San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Diver swims along with Giant Manta Ray, San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Diver follows Giant Manta Ray, San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Giant Pacific Manta Ray gently glides through water, San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
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June 16th, 2011
Here’s a selection of both galapagos and silky sharks from our Revillagigedo Islands trip with Nautilus Explorer.
Free diving at night with silky shark, Revillagigedo Islands
Silky shark attracted to yellow fins (not tuna!), Revillagigedo Island
Galapagos shark under the surf, Revillagigedo Islands
Silky shark portrait, Revillagigedo Islands
White tip reef shark pack on the hunt, Revillagigedo Islands
Silky shark, Revillagigedo Islands
Silky shark side view, Revillagigedo Islands
Galapagos shark comes into view, Revillagigedo Islands
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June 15th, 2011
We’re just home from an epic scuba diving trip down to the Revillagigedo Islands and the Sea of Cortez with the Nautilus Explorer. These deserted and far away islands including Socorro, San Benedicto, and Roca Partida are about 250 miles off the tip of Baja, or 30 hours by boat. The islands are volcanic in nature and home to a plethora of marine life including Pacific Giant Mantas, a variety of sharks, dolphins, whales and more. Here is a taste of the view above water…stay tuned for our underwater shots next!
Roca Partida the tip of an submerged island, Revillagigedos Islands
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Boobie bird greets us upon arrival, Revillagigedo Islands
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San Benedicto Island detail, Revillagigedo Islands
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Sea lion and pup, Los Islotes Island, Sea of Cortez
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Scuba Divers geared up and ready to go underwater at the Revillagigedo Islands
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