Guadalupe Island Scuba
Expedition
5 Days / 4 Nights
Day to Day Itinerary:
Day 1 - Welcome Aboard!
7:00 - 8:30am
The crew will meet you at the top of our pier to assist you in
moving your gear down the dock and onboard 'Horizon'. You will be
shown to your accommodations and given any assistance in getting
settled that you need.
9:00 - 10:00am
Welcome Aboard / Safety Orientation and Departure
You will be formally introduced to the vessel's crew. The captains
will thoroughly cover all of the onboard safety procedures and
equipment locations. They will also give you and idea of the daily
routine, discuss where the amenities are located onboard, and will
also give you a general outline of the first days events. You will
also receive and introduction and orientation by the most important
crewmember onboard, our chef!
Don't forget that welcome aboard drink!
All ashore that's going ashore...
Days 2 - 4 Isla Guadalupe!
7:00 - 9:00am
Arrival to the island. Get up early so that you'll be able to
take in the first spectacular views of Isla Guadalupe as we approach
from the north.
On a good clear morning you should be able
to see her from 20 miles away as her highest peak rises over 4000
feet from the oceans surface!
You'll spend the next 3 days
exploring Guadalupe's underwater beauty!
A night dive at
Guadalupe is not to be missed as long as you have the energy. Night
dives will be offered, conditions permitting, on the first two nights at the
island. Clouds of Guadalupe cardinalfish, free swimming moray eels,
lobster, horned sharks and octopi are in abundance during the night
dives.
During the night
while at Guadalupe, the Captain will quite often turn off most of
'Horizon's' external lighting for two reasons:
-
Star gazing at Guadalupe Island, 150 miles from the
closest light source is quite often other worldly!
-
Storm petrels roost on the island during the
evening hours. The lights of the boat cause them to become
disoriented upon their return from a long day of foraging on
the open ocean. With the lights left on, we would find ourselves
covered with these black feathered little beauties by morning.
We'll departure
for San Diego after dinner on Day 4. Adios Isla Guadalupe!
Day 5 Slow Pace
Travel Day
Mid to Late Afternoon Arrival to San Diego
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