Scenes of the wildlife at Isla Guadalupe

Selected sketch scenes of the pinnipeds and sharks viewed off of the coast of the island...

fold out panorama view of portrait format images of the diving trip

I brewed this up in photoshop with the idea of creating a fold out sequence of images within a watery realm...

some views of the island from the boat...

two views of the island from the boat...22 miles in length, the volcanic geological formation is now essentially denuded from most plant and tree life, as a result of the release of goats on the island several centuries before...

SOLMAR V boat view of the bow and cage/crane and watercolor from above of shark below surface

The SOLMAR V anchored off the coast of Isla Guadalupe with the crane suspended shark cage, bow view...and a watercolor view of a shark below the water surface

Starboard Shark Cage, SOLMAR V diving boat

A watercolor view of the starboard mounted shark cage, suspended by the upper deck crane and dropped to about eleven meters below sea level...off of the coast of Isla Guadalupe...in the environs of great white sharks...

Journey to Isla Guadalupe

Have just returned from a memorable journey to the Oceano Pacifico, and Isla Guadalupe, about 185 miles south west of Ensenada, Mexico.   It was a truly fascinating trip that included diving in cages with Great White Sharks and habitat viewing of a variety of pinnipeds on this natural preserve.   I am going to begin with a posting of the maps that I have drawn of the region and the island and then follow up with some details on what can be seen and observed...