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on
Nautilus Explorer / [same] in
Canada /
Vancouver Island on
2002/04
by
nikki Mahan , Wa, USA
Report Number 020722142655893
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Reporter
Dive Experience
501-1000 dives
 
Where else diving
 everywhere 

Dive Conditions

Weather
rainy, cloudy  
Seas
surge, currents  
Water Temp
46   to 51    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
0
Water Visibility
40   to 60    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
?  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
60 minutes  
What I saw
Sharks
None 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
Schools 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
None 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  *****
Tropical Fish
*  
Small Critters
  *****
Large Fish
***  
Large Pelagics
  *
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
N/A  
Boat Facilities
N/A
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
[None]  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
*****
Service
*****
Food
****
 
 
Dive Operation
*****  
Shore Diving  
*  

Overall Rating

Beginners
*   
Advanced
*****    
Comments  
We did an exploratory trip to the Hakai Pass area; most of the dives were
very good. We were buzzed by a huge steller sea lion at about 60 feet,
cool! Browning Wall was the most spectacular area as always with
incredible red, purple and hot pink soft corals and of course the Irish
Lords, decorator crabs, warbonnets, grunt sculpins. The 6 wolf eels at
Dillon Rock are amazing. Many huge octos were out playing. The dive off
Nakwato Island with the 20 knot current, to see the longnecked goose
barnacles, is always great. This is truly some of the best diving in the
world.
 Mike and Mary Ann Lever have one of the best liveaboard operations  I've
been on. Mike's dive briefings and knowledge of the dive sites is the
best. The boat is very comfortable and accomodating. I have to mention Jud
and Carrie as two of my favorite all time crew members. 

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