Week 3 of Divemaster Internship in Bunaken Week 3 is when the training routine felt completely like normal life. It’s exactly what I wanted to be doing, what I SHOULD be doing. I liked the feeling of familiarity — with the various jobs to be done, with the people, the schedule, the skills.
THIS WEEK IN LEMBONGAN….It seems that its March Manta Madness still as we have been in the water with lots this past week. Maybe part of that is to do with the wonderful lecture we had from Queen of Mantas Andrea Marshall and maybe part is because of their recent CITES appendix 2 listing so they…
THIS WEEK IN BUNAKEN……..We have been experiencing some colder patches in the water, but we have been seeing many creatures. John our DMT again asked for the divers highlights. We have seen Giant Trevally, Tuna, Napoleon Wrasse, Bumphead Parrot fish, some large Porcupine fish, Robust Ghost Pipefish, White Mouth Moray, Mandarin fish, Leaf Scorpion fish, Reef…
Here’s a little video of those awesome molas we saw recently. Thanks to Jop and Thomas for the footage and starring in it! Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbTGf4Lyyw&list=UUaOh5ZNxnjlLR35dDwfptyA&index=1 Find out more about diving in Lembongan with us.
THIS WEEK IN LEMBEH……..Hui has been checking off his wish list. Octopus – Blue-Ring Octopus, Coconut Octopus, Long Armed Octopus, Mimic Octopus & Wonderpus. Check. Frogfish – Hairy, Painted, Giant & Warty. Check. Seahorses – Bargibanti, Denise, Severns & Pontohi. Check. He also saw Flamboyant cuttlefish, Tiger Shrimp, Bumblebee shrimp, Harlequin Shrimp, Candy crabs and lots…
Week 1 of Divemaster Internship in Bunaken Another week done as a divemaster intern. Halfway there. Wow .. how much I’ve learned! I spent time with instructor Dion in a Rescue Diver course, and was happy to both observe the skills and get some practice and refresher myself. We worked in both the confined environment of the swimming pool…
THIS WEEK IN LEMBONGAN….Mantas Mantas, Mantas. We had a good amount of manta’s including maybe 10 today. Nudi’s,crabs, shrimp, seasnakes (including one big lad on the beach the other night!) turtles and fish galore. Also shhhhhhhhhhhh….yesterday was Nyepi down here so everyone had to be quiet and do nothing so the evil spirits wouldn’t plague…
THIS WEEK IN BUNAKEN…..Two Fish Divers turned 12 years old! Many fish and marine creatures put in appearances to celebrate with us. John, our DMT asked our guests what their highlights were. The answers were Severns Seahorse, White Tassled Scorpion fish, Comet, Turtles, Orangutan Crabs, Candy crabs, Anemone crabs, Nembrotha nudibranch (photo by Lars), Colourful…