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Mexico (Western)/Isla Guadalupe

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Nautilus Explorer, Sep, 2011, by Marty Giesecke, TX, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 6264.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The trip from the Radisson motel near San Diego's airport to Ensenada, Mexico took about three hours. The crossing at the border in Tijuana involved about one hour of the travel time. We boarded the Nautilus Explorer in a marina in Ensenada around 10 p.m. and experienced a relatively smooth crossing to Isla Guadalupe, arriving the next evening. After setting the anchor, we all watched as the dive cages were deployed for the next morning's dives. We saw great whites, all about twelve to sixteen feet long, on all dives but one. We were lucky as each day of diving just kept getting better. One our third and last day, there were as many as six sharks cruising the cages on each dive. One the very last dive of the trip, a California sea lion female showed up at the boat and spent thirty minutes harassing the three or fours sharks, always in full view of the cages. Despite wearing a mil wetsuit with a 3 mil hooded vest underneath, the forty minute deep cage dives and the hour-plus fifteen foot dives left one chilled. Luckily, the hot tub was fully functional and many divers used it to rewarm after the dives. The trip back was quite a bit rougher (due to a storm front) and a few of the passengers developed motion sickness. The return bus trip from Ensenada to San Diego again took about three hours. The border crossing into the U.S. was less challenging than its counterpart. The crew was professional and attentive. The food was of good to above average quality and was always available in adequate quantities. A reasonable stock of beers, wines and distilled libations were available. Accommodations were clean and the boat was in good repair. This was truly an amazing trip to see great whites in their native environment.
Websites	Nautilus Explorer
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, wider Pacific
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	68-70°F / 20-21°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	100-120 Ft/ 30-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	The two forty foot deep shark cage dives were scheduled. Diving in the surface and fifteen foot cages was unlimited during daylight hours, so long as there was a hookah rig available.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Dedicated two level photo table with one dedicated rinse tank. Battery charge station available nearby.

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in Mexico (Western)/Isla Guadalupe

Nautilus Explorer, Sep, 2011,

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Dive Review of Nautilus Explorer in
Mexico (Western)/Isla Guadalupe