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Diving off the Nautilus Swell was amazing… giant sea lions, octopuses, wrecks and good friends.
An extremely hard working staff who go above and beyond to ensure a wonderful diving experience – Robert Grummett The ONLY way to see the beautiful and bountiful west coast of BC… above and below the water – Virginia Smith … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Destinations
Tagged British Columbia, Nautilus Swell, octopus, sea lions, wrecks
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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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Divemaster log — From day one aboard the Nautilus Swell my heart rate has been a Steady hundred beats per minute, and has been the utmost exciting and knowledgeable experience of my life.
It is such a joy to work onboard the Nautilus Swell. Each crew member bringing something completely different to the table, yet working so well together, feeling and seeing a sense of family and belonging. The guests and diving have … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Destinations, Wolf Eels
Tagged Basket Bay, Divemaster log, hot spring, link cod, maountain ranges, Nautilus Swell, nudibranch, octopus, Salmon creek, Vancouver Rock, waterfall, wolf eels, wooden island
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It’s no wonder that I love this job
This stuff just doesn’t get old. Humpback whales breaching. 360 degree sunsets. Northern lights. Sea lions swarming. Giant pacific octopus. Lumpsuckers. Prow fish. Decorated war bonnets. Aggregating moon jelly fish. Grizzly bears foraging. Salmon spawning. Eagles soaring. Sea otters cuddling. … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Destinations
Tagged eagles, grizzly bears, humpback whales, lumpsuckers, moon jelly fish, Nautilus Swell, northern lights, octopus, prow fish, salmon, sea lions, sea otters, walls of life, war bonnets
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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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9 wolf eels on one dive. No wait, dive 2 on the same site produced 10 wolf eels! This is Alaska diving at it’s best!
So a beautiful trip from Ketchikan to Juneau. The weather again was amazing, I keep asking the guests on the trip “Who is the someone that brings us good luck?” You know it is a good group when they keep … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Destinations, Wolf Eels
Tagged inian islands, juneau, ketchikan, Meyer's Chuck, Nautilus Swell, octopus, Port Alexander, Princess Sophia wreck, prowfish, sea lions
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A beer in one hand, a cookie in the other and Im not yet out of my drysuit. This is Canadian hospitality!!
Pt Stanhope June 19th Abalone heaven, that was amazing – Faith, upon surfacing from a dive at Pt Stanhope on the Nautilus Swell I can’t wait to see the video of the GPO (giant pacific octopus) crawling all over my … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Destinations
Tagged beer, Canadian hospitality, cookie, drysuit, Nautilus Swell, octopus, Pt Stanhope, red sea urchins
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