5 weeks after welcoming Thibaud to Lembeh to complete his Divemaster course the time has come to say goodbye. Here is what he has to say about his final moments here in Lembeh. “I leave Lembeh with my divemaster in my pocket and it’s already time to look back on this unique experience Unique because…
My second week in Amed was a busy week. Chao has been assisting Markus on a PADI Open Water course and getting to improve his skills knowledge and practice and to dive on USAT Liberty wreck again. In the meantime, I played playing the “casualty” for Florent while he was doing his PADI Rescue Diver…
This week in Lembeh has certainly been an eventful one. The resort has been full this week with both our dedicated dive boats running daily to show everyone the wonders of the Lembeh Strait. The week started off in style with staff and guests welcoming in the Chinese New Year! Chinese lanterns hanging around the…
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…
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…
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…