Merry and I just completed an incredible trip aboard the Nautilus Swell diving Vancouver Island. Story and images at A beautiful end of an era
End of a beautiful era
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Merry and I just completed an incredible trip aboard the Nautilus Swell diving Vancouver Island. Story and images at A beautiful end of an era
Fabulous photos! I enjoyed the fact that I could imagine where a good many of them were taken. That area is a photographer's dream -- even I got some good shots.
If you want to go back, try God's Pocket. It's not a liveaboard, but the next best thing.
If you want to go back, try God's Pocket. It's not a liveaboard, but the next best thing.
crabbyfiddler
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Just stunning.
All I've got to say is "Brrrrrrrr." Heck even the fish and invertebrates looked cold. I did spend 10 days camping up on Vancouver Island one year but never hit the water!
The water temperatures they reported are much warmer than what we had on either of our trips -- we were pretty typically seeing 43 to 45. And yes, that is COLD!
drrich2
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Some very beautiful photos and a nice account of your trip. Sad to hear the live-aboard operation is coming to an end. Granted, I can hardly imagine myself booking a trip on a cold water live-board, especially that cold, but I'm glad it was an option for those who wished to enjoy it.
Richard.
Richard.
Darnold9999
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Nice to see pictures of your own back yard from a visitors perspective. Too bad the Swell is shutting down, but lots of land based options if you want/need to come back.
MarkH
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The Swell is still up and running under a different company, but not for diving. I'm not sure how much the previous dive trips cost, but the new prices aren't cheap: $6700 for 8 nights.
RonixWarrior
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Any idea why they shut down? We were dying to get on there for a dive trip.
$$$$. Mike Lever obviously got an offer he couldn't refuse since it was only this spring he was out at various diveshops in Alberta flogging the Swell and taking bookings, something which he never did before (show interest in the Canadian market).
Someone had a load of cash and a dream and the Swell fit into that dream.
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