Supernumery

One more week...... heading down to Cabo San Lucas and then out to the Revillagigedos Archipelago (also known as Socorro, though Socorro is actually the name of one particular island in the chain).

Thanks to my friend Tricia, I am going out on the Nautilus Explorer as a "supernumery". Now, I have to admit that I didn't know what a supernumery was until I looked into it. Basically, I will be an extra crew member. Here's how the boat owner/captain described it:

Our pleasure to have Chris join us as a supernumery along the
lines that we discussed ie. he is sort of crew but not really, trust that
he will help out somewhat but also take time to chill and go diving
(although he won't be able to do every dive depending on what's going on)
and most importantly, that he will comport himself as a crewmember
from our guests' perspective.

I'll gladly comport myself as whatever they want me to for a chance to go diving with giant mantas, silvertip sharks, hammerheads, galapagos sharks, dolphins, humpback whales.....