A huge pod of pilot whales showed up during a surface interval this week! Our divers had an amazing first dive at the Molas shipwreck and then that cool surprise. There were fins popping up everywhere! Thanks Simon for the picture…though it doesn’t do any justice as there is only one fin to see…haha! After…
What an awesome week in Gili Air with the first part of my tech instructor training complete some amazing dives and making some new friends. You may or may not know that our tech guru Yvonne has been over in Gili Air training me to tech instructor and with my side, mount an intro to…
The Elegant Ornate Ghost Pipefish of Lembeh Strait continues to surprise and enthrall our guests. They are unique, elegant and extremely beautiful and make for a lovely photo, as shown here. Our guest, Anais captured an awesome shot of this Ghost Pipefish here in Lembeh Strait. Their scientific name is Solenostomus Paradoxus, not such a…
This week, our divers were extremely lucky, because they saw a Mola during one of the dives in the North of Penida, at Pura Mas Gading! In January! Not that is difficult to see Sunfishes around here, it’s just that now is not the best season to meet with them. They love cold water, as…
The Orangutan Crab is definitely a furry favourite here on Lembeh and our guest, Anais, captured a beautiful photo of this one. The Orangutan Crab, also known as the Spider Crab, the Hairy Crab, the Bubble Coral Crab or the Decorator Crab comes from the family, Inachidae. These guys are only tiny, their body is…
G’day my name’s James and I’ve just completed my divemaster Training with Two Fish. A little about me and the training; I grew up in regional Western Australia on my family’s sheep and cattle property. I took up recreational diving, completing my Open Water in 2006. Since then I’ve slowly complied dives and tickets until…
The Cockatoo Waspfish is definitely not a bird or an insect, it is, indeed, one of the many beautiful Fish you can see here in Lembeh. This cool shot was taken by our guest, Volker. The Cockatoo Waspfish comes from the Scorpionfish family. They are also known as the Leaf Fish, as they resemble a…
We’ve been having fun in Amed this week, not least with the bumphead parrotfish at the Liberty wreck. The Liberty is known for it’s schooling bumpheads, although normally they are seen only at sunrise and sunset as they sleep there, during the day they normally leave the wreck to avoid divers (We see them more…