Before living and working in Indonesia we were living in Thailand, where over the years we had both completed our Instructor Development Course. So when my Course Director, Darius, emailed to say they need a holiday and wanted to come and stay with us, we were happy to welcome him and his wife with open…
Andrea had previously been diving in other places in Asia but started her first trip to Indonesia with a two week stay with Two Fish Divers Lembeh before then heading off to enjoy some diving in Manado. She thoroughly enjoyed her time with us and definitely got the bug of critter hunting and muck diving…
Seahorses are one of the those marine animals that you can’t help but fall in love with when you see them and the Pygmy versions are just as endearing as their larger relatives. One of the most recent discoveries we have here in North Sulawesi is the Pontohi Seahorse. They are named after the dive…
Yemi stayed with recently and planned to complete his EFR and Rescue course with us. We did managed to complete the EFR course and he passed the exam with nearly full marks but due to illness we were unable to complete his Rescue course. Yemi was a great sport about this and decided to throw…
Yesterday we said goodbye to our Divemaster Interns, Nick & Zina. They were with us for 7 weeks doing their internships that consisted of Rescue courses in Bunaken, specialities courses in Lembeh (wreck, deep, night, nitrox and search & recovery), and divemaster courses in Bunaken. We gave them our traditional DM send-off on the last…
As you will have read in previous blogs, we have been seeing a large number of Octopodes ( the correct plural of Octopus or so I have been told!) over the last few months and one that has been a regular fixture on our sighting list as been the Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.) . All…
We had a great trip out to Barracuda Point the other day, with great weather and lunch on the boat. No school of barracuda, but we did see a Halameda Ghostpipefish. Thanks Nick for the photos! View Full Album
Juanma Orta came to stay with us in July this year and really loved the Lembeh Critters and spending some time getting some great photos of them as well! Fire Urchins are plentiful in Lembeh and are often act as a host to small shrimps, Zebra Crabs and Emperor Snapper. Try not to get too…
