Week two of my Dive Master Training lies behind me. So much to learn and think about! Carrying tanks and dive equipment to and from the boat, setting up dive gear for guests, having first attempts of dive guiding, developing own dive skills … it is challenging but also lots of fun. One of the…
Baby seahorse treats some of our students divers during a muck dive on mainland Sulawesi. It has been a real pleasure having a wonderful family from Germany spend two weeks with us already. Diving, snorkeling and continuing their education. The son of the family, Til, came to us as a non-diver and has left as…
Why not starting a dive career in the second half of your life? This is the question I was asking myself when I decided to do my PADI Dive Master and turn my passion into a profession. So this is how I made my way to Two Fish Divers in Bunaken Island and started my…
A hammerhead shark encounter on your first ever dive? We did not think it was possible, though it actually happened to our ridiculously lucky open water students Patrick and Gabs from the USA. As the boat arrived at the first dive site our instructor Sam allowed all experienced divers to enter the water first. Little…
This week in Lembongan we have been spotting lots of Leaf Scorpion Fish. Their colours can vary from green, red, brown, ocher and yellow to a ghostly white but most of ours were pink, and thanks goes to our Divemaster Trainee Ockey for this amazing picture! Our guides also kept our guests busy by spotting…
Back in the winter of 1996 I qualified as a Divemaster in Goa India. Forward 22 years and the diving industry, equipment and education has massively changed. I decided that it was in my best interest to retrain. I started with the PADI Rescue Diver course and at the same time looked for a good…
Our ‘house reef’ is simply breathtaking. Whether you explore it on SCUBA or simply with a mask and snorkel, you will not be disappointed. The corals are colorful and plentiful and there is an overabundance of fish. As well as the turtles that Bunaken is famous for this site regularly brings bumphead parrot fishes, eagle…
Spotting a box fish will make you day. Their amazing shape and their goofy swimming habits will put a smile on anyone’s face. Here in Gili Air we have all different types, species, and sizes of box fish. They are easily recognized due to their distinct shape they look like little swimming cubes. The box…