This week in Bunaken, one of our groups of divers were lucky enough to spot seven reef sharks on one dive. All black and white tip sharks, they are seen frequently in the waters around Bunaken but never in such large numbers on one dive! The sharks love these waters as Bunaken has a huge…
Our latest Amed IDC on Bali produced what we think is a first in the world – an Instructor Development Course on a shaking ground when we ran our PADI IDC in Amed, Bali in October 2017 under the shadow of the rumbling Mount Agung!! the shadow of Mount Agung We won’t be able to…
Have you ever dreamed of being weightless, just floating around enjoying the view around you? You don’t have to go to space to experience that. It’s a lot easier. It’s called scuba diving and it is incredible. Walk into a Twofish Divers/ DiveZone Shop and enquire about the several options they have. Based on…
We have plenty of boxfish sightings in different colors around Bunaken. They are so cute and look like they are ready to kiss you! They are also a bit skittish and when you move closer they slowly move off hiding in the reef crevices. Not easy to take good pictures of them. Don’t be fooled…
I arrived on Gili Air for the final three weeks of my Divemaster Training, after three great weeks in Bunaken. It was easy to adjust to Island life and Kay, the instructor, showed me a great local warung which turned into my lunch spot every day! I stayed at Villa Karang which was lovely and…
This week in Amed, our dive guide Baron and our “soon to become” Instructor Csaba found a new seahorse on our House Reef! The common seahorses we have here are usually brown and hiding in our muck dive sites. Many women will be happy to know that the seahorse specie is the only one where…
This week in Amed, we saw many Green Humphead Parrotfish! These amazing one-meter long creatures are usually seen in a school of 5 or 6. Swimming in the blue around the Liberty Wreck or simply eating the coral. Did you know that the excrements of parrot fish are actually white sand? This week in Amed…
2 years ago when I did my DSD I would never have imagined training for my Divemaster on the way to becoming an instructor… in Bali! My name is Andrea and here is my story about how I got there, and my video that tells you about a typical day on my Divemaster Internship. From…