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Expedition Questions and Answers
TRAVELING TO MEXICO
How did you get to Guadalupe Island?
We drove from our house in Irvine, California, about 1 hour and 20 minutes south to San Diego. In San Diego we stopped at a hotel were a shuttle van was waiting to take us on a 2 1/2 hour drive across the U.S. border into Mexico and to the expedition yacht docked in the Baja California port city of Ensenada.
Was it fun traveling to Mexico?
Yes. We have fun seeing new things, learning about new places, meeting new people, and exploring interesting marine environments.
Do you like Mexico?
Yes. We have traveled all around Mexico for many years.
What is it like in Mexico?
The Mexican people are very friendly and helpful. Mexico has many unusual and interesting animals, not just great white sharks underwater but on land in deserts and the rainforests, too.
What does Mexico look like?
Just like in the United States, Mexico has lots of different environments. There are beaches, mountains, deserts and rainforests. We traveled down the west coast of Baja California, Mexico. Baja California is a desert area with tall moutains and beautiful beaches.
TRAVELING TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
How long did it take to get to Guadalupe Island?
From Ensenada to Guadalupe Island it took about 19 hours.
ABOUT OUR EXPEDITION
What is the temperature of the water?
The water temperature was a little warmer than the water along the coast where we live in Southern California. It was about 68ºF.
How did it look underwater?
Underwater we could just bearly see the seafloor. The water was pretty clear. We could see 80-100 feet horizontally in the water.
Did pet the great white sharks you found?
No. Our Dive Master, Rana, asked us not to pet the sharks so we would not scare them away.
What does it feel like to pet a great white shark?
We did pet the great white shark we first worked on our Australia Great White Shark Expedition many years ago. Great white sharks feel like sandpaper. Shark skin is covered with thousands and thousands of tiny, little teeth, called dermal denticles.
Why did the great white sharks ignore you?
Great white sharks dont go looking for people to eat. Sharks are usually scared of people. The great white sharks that were around us were there for the fish we had for them.
Did you get bit by anything while you were diving?
The great white sharks did not try to bite us. There were some large fish around our cages and sometimes they swam through our cages but they did not try to bite us either.
ON THE DIVE BOAT
Was your boat big?
The Socorro Aggressor is 120 feet long and 22 feet wide.
Was the trip on the boat fun?
Yes. The boat trip was fun. The most fun part was when the boat was anchored so we could go scuba diving in the shark diving caqes!
How far did you travel on the boat?
From Ensenada to Guadalupe Island we traveled over 150 miles.
Could you sleep on the boat?
Yes. We had a very nice stateroom on the boat.
What would you do if a storm came up?
Fortunately when we were visiting there were no big storms. If a storm came up we would not have been able to dive in the cages.
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