Dive day #4 Shotgun 2.0

Nach em morgentliche Start mit Zmorge im Tauchcenter sind mir für üsen zweitletzte Tauchtag nomol in Norde von Komodo gefahre.
Uf üsem erste Tauchgang (Castle Rock) hemmer unter anderem Dickkopf-Stachelmakrele, wissspitze Riffhaie, en Schwarm Füsselier Fisch und Kugelfisch gseh. Da zeme mit zahlriche farbige Koralle.

De zweiti Tauchgang (Crystel Rock) isch sehr ähnlich wie der vorherigi gsi. Mir hend aber no mehreri Muhräne und Skorpionfisch gseh. Innere Anemone hemmer mir e Famillie von Clownfisch chöne beobachte.

Als dritte Tauchgang hemmer nomol de Cauldron (Shotgun) gmacht, une isch es Fotti Briefingskizze vo dem spannende Tauchplatz. Leider hets hüt nöd so viel Strömig gha a dem Ort. So hets zerst nöd sehr viel Fisch gha und au nöd all zu viel Haie. D shotgun selber isch auch recht zahm gsi. Es isch keis Problem gsi zum sich a de Felskante festhebe aber au döt hets eher wenig Lebe gha. Denn hend mir üs recht schnell vom Stei los und an en Platz wieter une triebe loh. Döt ischs zerst eher ruhig gsi doch plötzlich isches sehr hektisch worde unter Wasser und alli hend eri Kamera füre gnoh. En grosse Schwarm vo Kuhnaseroche isch sehr graziös vor üs durs Wasser gleitet. Da isch e eimoligs Erlebnis gsi, wo üs mega gfreut het😊. A Land het üsi Tauchlehrerin gmeint, dass die sehr selte seget und sie i 20 Johr tauche uf de ganze Welt die no nie gseh het.

Umso glücklicher simmer ufem Boot zrugg gsi. So zum Spass hemmer ufem Sunnedeck vom Schiff gseit etz würdet nur no Delfin fehle. Kei 10 Sekunde spöter sind knapp vor üsem Boot zwei Delfin usem Wasser gsprunge. Aber scho bevor mir richtig verstande hend, wa passiert isch, sinds wieder im Meer verschwunde.
Mit emne feine Znacht i de Tauchschuel hemmer denn de unvergesslichi Tag usklinge loh.
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After our start of the second last dive day with breakfast at the dive center our boat brought us to the north of Kommodo again.
On our first dive day (Castle Rock) we have spotted giant travellys, wite tip reef sharks, a swarm of fusselier fish and a puffer fish. This along with many colorful corals.

The second dive (Crystal Rock) was pretty similar to the one before. So there werent that many fish. But we have seen many moray eels and scorpion fish. In an anemone we were able to spot multiple clown fishes guarding their home.

As our third dive we did Cauldron (Shotgun) again. Theres a picture of the dive briefing sketch underneath that visualizes this special dive spot. Sadly there wasnt that much current this time. So there werent that many fishes or sharks. The shotgun itself was pretty tame this time and we didnt see that mutch wildlife. So we let go off the cliff edge fairly quickly to explore a spot more downstream. At the beginning it was quite calm there until all of the sudden it got a big hectig and everybody was looking for his camera. A big ball of cownose rays showed up and passed by graciously 😊 This was wa a once in a lifetime experience. Back in the boat our dive instructor told us that during 20 years of diving all over the world she has never seen cownoses and that they are very rare.

We were enjoying our ride back on the sundeck and joked around that this was a perfect day and that dolphins would be the only missing. Not even 10 secons after two dolphins jumped 2 meters ahead of our boat. Before we were even able to understand what we have seen they have disaperad again in the ocean.
As always we finished this unforgrtable day with a tasty dinner at the dive shop.Read more