Porcelain Crab Hunting in Gili Air Check out this pretty porcelain crab we found posing for us here at Gili Air! The porcelain crab is from a family of small decapod crustaceans that like to hide and can be hard to spot. There are many different species of porcelain crab found in the Indo Pacific…
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Blue Ring Octopus Blue ring octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.) are one of the most commonly requested critters to see here in Lembeh! Rumoured to be Beyonce’s favourite animal (she likes them very much…) their rareness and unique beauty combined makes the blue ring octopus a very special animal to find in the water. Armed with suckers…
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This time of the year is definitely the best moment for taking a PADI Discover Scuba Diving in Amed. Calm sea with crystal clear water, less people on the dive sites… all conditions are reunited for some awesome diving! This week Danielle decided to bring her boyfriend Matthew, both from Melbourne, to come over to…
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Divemaster Certification in Bali Hey there Fred again and final time! I made it! I am a PADI Divemaster and it’s official! This last week has been very successful and satisfying. This last week I got a bit sick but that did not stop me from being around and help the team in the daily…
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Divers come to Bunaken to see the macro life, healthy and diverse coral walls and of course the resident turtles. The region is not so famous for its ‘bigger fish and rays’ especially not in the quantity and variety as other locations in Indonesia. That being said you might be surprised on the walls as…
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Gili Air’s dive sites are home to many rays, including the Blue-spotted Ribbon tail Ray. This beautiful creature is a member of the Chondrichthyes class, meaning it is a fish with a skeleton made of cartilage. Blue-spotted ribbon tail rays have venomous spines on their tails that they use for protection, but lucky for us…
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My dive journey started back in 2013, when I was Cairns, Australia, out on a ferry for a dolphin watching tour. The crew offered the guests to do a fun dive, and being adventurous by nature, I went for it. It was completely new for me, and I wasn’t particularly comfortable either, but the dive…
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Bali Divemaster Training: Fred’s Update “Hey there! This is Fred here again, – Bali Divemaster trainee who is 75% of the way done! Wow – 3 weeks of training already – I can’t believe it! Time flies when you are a Bali Divemaster trainee! What has happened so far? I have now completed my physical…
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