They are an animal that many guests want to check off their critter lists and still bring joy to even the most experienced divers but who are the Seahorses of Lembeh? Seahorses are so unlike typical fish that they were once actually thought to be marine insects! But just because they look different, doesn’t mean…
Divemaster training is about to commence for our Two Staff Mr. Munahir (or moon as most know him) and Mr. Ipan. Both of our boys are ready but also a little nervous as it is going to test some of their weaker areas such as physics, physiology and their general English skills. We are going…
Me voila en train de faire mes cours. Il faut lire, lire et encore lire, répondre aux questions, contrôlez les réponses et … recommencer. Il n’y a pas que cela, heureusement ! On apprend également à montrer ce que doivent savoir les Open Water. Bien sur, après un certain temps, après le premier examen théorique, on…
Bumphead Parrotfish is one of the hi-light of the Liberty shipwreck in Tulamben. You’re happy when you see one or two but what a great feeling when you meet fourteen of them while diving on this beautiful wreck. The bumphead (Bolbometopon muricatum) is the biggest in the parrotfish family. It can reach a good 1.5m…
We’ve had a SHARKY kind of week this week on Bunaken with a sighting of a hammerhead shark by our guide Tian. Unfortunately, our guest Jeff, who joined us after visiting Lembeh, was unable to capture the shark with his camera as he swam off in the distance, and divers will understand that without photographic…
The challenge and the beauty of becoming a DiveMaster: Thinking about making diving my life, and newly certified PADI rescue diver after my week in Lembeh. I’m here in Bunaken to continue my courses with Two Fish. But it’s a challenge to gain a professional level enabling you to work in the scuba diving world.…
Reef sharks are back in Amed. It was great news this week to noticed that more and more of our fellow divers in Amed and Tulamben spot reef sharks in most of the sites we used to know them. Apparently, they don’t like the high season and the affluence of too many divers, but now…
So you may have heard that Lembeh is commonly known as the Muck Diving Capital of the World but what is the Holy Grail of Muck Diving? Rhinopia. Rhinopias are a type of scorpionfish which steal the show no matter where they are found. The level of excitement people has when you talk about seeing…