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- Sabrina on We hope the Swell can stand as an encouragement to those of us that are reaching the end of a season. Pause, set your intention and make sure you whoop and holler
- Phil Garner on I feel lucky to have called the Swell my home for the past year or so and look forward to continuing my diving in our gorgeous local waters!
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Divemaster log – Nautilus Swell – Campbell River to Port Hardy, British Columbia.
Oct 23, 2013 Location: Campbell River Dive One: Row and be Dammed Temp: 10C – Vis: 50ft – Weather: foggy – Seas: Calm Comments: Nice first dive for our check out. Strawberry Pink anenomes everywhere!! Guests were able to get their equipment … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Browning Wall, Destinations, octopus, rockfish
Tagged Campbell River, Copper Cliffs, decorated warbonnet, Deserter Group, Eagles Nest, Fantasy Island, grunt sculpin, Hussar Point, invertebrates, kelp forest, lucan chute, Muk Dive, Nautilus Swell, North West Wall, nudibranch, octopus, Pierce Island, pink anenomes, Plumper Island, Port Hardy, Pugent sound King creb, rock fish, rock scallops, salefin sculpin, Sea Lion Dive Plumper Pass, sea lions, seal, Staples Cut, Stubbs Island, Toy Man, white plumose, wolf eels, Wreck of the Columbia
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Scrubbing every inch of the decks on the Nautilus Swell is a real joy!
“It was like diving into a tomb, paying our respects to the dead. What a beautiful dive at the State of California rec.” – Quoted by Daniel after a dive at State of California “I would wake up at anytime … Continue reading
That was octopus city, I counted five Giant pacific octopus on that dive!!!! Derek and Helen Cowan in South East Alaska on the Nautilus Swell
I have never seen so many Giant pacific octopus in my life! This is Crazy!!!! I can’t wait to see what the next few days will bring.That was a lovely lovely lovely dive that visability was absolutely stunning! – Derek … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Destinations, octopus
Tagged giant pacific octopus, glacier, hot springs, Nautilus Swell, salmon
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Diving Southeast Alaska on the Nautilus Swell – a 10 night trip August 2013
10 Days of live-a-board diving 24 DIVES 13 Giant Pacific Octopus 11 Red Octopus 16 Wolf Eels 20 Prow Fish 1,000,000 Skeleton Shrimp 25 Spiny Lumpsuckers 3 Giant Spiny Lumpsuckers 1 Andy Lamb Snail Fish 6 Alaskan Grizzly Bears 7 … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Destinations, octopus, Wolf Eels
Tagged alaskan grizzly bears, crustations, eagles, giant pacific octopus, glacier, humpbakc whales, invertebrates, natural hot springs, Nautilus Swell, nudibranch, prow fish, red octopus, skeleton shrimp, snail fish, spiny lumpsuckers, stellar sea lions, wolf eels
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We pulled off 2 killer dives at Wooden Island today and lots of wolf eels and giant pacific octopus!
Had a good day today – after 1 dive at Vancouver Rock this morning (lots of wol feels and giant pacific octopus) we pulled off 2 killer dives on Wooden Island. First at slack on the eastern side and the … Continue reading
Holy Sunshine Alaska – A full trip of nothing but pure blue skies, sparse clouds and amazing views.
We actually started to complain about sweating in our underwear. I got to dump water on people to cool then down on our way to dive sites. Amazing landscape. However, I am a diver and tend to focus on our … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Destinations, octopus, Wolf Eels
Tagged crabs, Foggy Rock, lumpsuckers, Nautilus Swell, nudibranch, octopus, ratfish, state of california, wolf eels
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I spent my 30th birthday starting out at fog-drenched green island with National Geographic expedition boats as the only other company
–Back in Alaska! I haven’t worked on this beautiful coast since 2006, and it’s great to be back. Getting reacquainted with sea lions, wolf eels, octopi, eagles, and bears has been a real treat after such a long time away. … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Destinations, octopus, Wolf Eels
Tagged bears, coral, eagles, humpback whales, National Geographic, octopi, sea lions, sheer biomass, South Inian Pass, susan's hooters, wolf eels
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I came on deck this morning to see a group of humpback whales very close to the ship. Our guests were already lined up on the railing drinking coffee and relaxing with the whales..
Guest Comments – June 18- 28 trip “Wolf Eels, I love wolf eels, they are my favorite fish.” – Art “Today I liked the first dive at Wooden Island. There was so many fish and large nudibranchs laying eggs, not to … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Destinations, octopus, Wolf Eels
Tagged eagles, Elfin Cove, humpback whales, inian islands, jellyfish, Nautilus Swell, worms
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