I arrived on Gili Air for the final three weeks of my Divemaster Training, after three great weeks in Bunaken. It was easy to adjust to Island life and Kay, the instructor, showed me a great local warung which turned into my lunch spot every day! I stayed at Villa Karang which was lovely and…
You can almost always spot a White Spotted Hermit Crab when night diving in Lembeh. They are a beautiful splash of colour on our otherwise dark sands. This lovely photo was taken by our guests, Victor and Lynn. The White Spotted Hermit Crab, Dardanus megistos, is also known as the Knobbly Hermit Crab. They can…
This week in Lembongan, Two Fish diving instructor, Emily, had the privilege of diving with one of her heroes, Dr. Andrea Marshall. She was the focus of the Natural World BBC Documentary “Andrea: Queen of Mantas” and was the first person in the world to complete a PhD on manta rays. Shortly after, Andrea co-founded…
August was definitely a very busy month, not only for us, also for the frogfish as our dive guides Hery and Tino found several at few dive sites! But they were also delighted spotting candy crabs, Pygmy cuttlefish, skeleton shrimp, decorator crab and tons of beautiful nudibranchs. We had loads of customers from all over…
Behind the disguise of the Broadclub Cuttlefish in Lembeh lies a very clever little critter. The little guy is present at almost every dive site in Lembeh. These beautiful pictures were taken by our guests, Victor and Lynn, and also Manuela. The Broadclub Cuttlefish or, Sepia latimanus, is the second largest of all the Cuttlefish.…
This week in Amed, our dive guide Baron and our “soon to become” Instructor Csaba found a new seahorse on our House Reef! The common seahorses we have here are usually brown and hiding in our muck dive sites. Many women will be happy to know that the seahorse specie is the only one where…
This week our instructor Markus spotted a family of 3 dugongs while diving on the east side of Bunaken island. He was diving solo and without a camera, however, so we wondered about the truth of the story… Until they were spotted again by Daniel, snorkelling in the shallows! Dugongs are quite rare but can…
The Fabulous Flamboyant Cuttlefish show off their amazing colours to our guests regularly here on Lembeh. These tiny creatures have a huge presence and are always a delight to see on every dive! These great shots were taken by our guests, Kevin and Sim and Manuel. The Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi is also known as…