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Pulau Batubilah

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    • Day 42

      Komodo national park day 2

      February 3, 2020 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Day 2 and we were awake with the sun, so about 5.45. Bit too cloudy for a sunrise but didn’t matter as were diving and 6.30 anyway!

      Went to a sea mountain called Batu Bulong which had an amazing sloping reef and reef wall which was spectacular. Little chilly but not too bad and we loved it!

      Back on the boat for breakfast and a rest before the second dive at 10.30. This one was a drift dive with a medium current- meaning you don’t try and swim just let the current take out and the boat will pick you up at the other end. This can be more challenging as you need to get your body in the right position but I think I did ok!

      Had lunch on the boat and a little more chilling before the third dive at Manta point. Saw more Manta, some huge huge ones and then Ari spotted a tiny tiny blue ringed octopus which he was super excited about (he’d only ever seen two before) so that was pretty cool!

      Back on the boat and we sailed to Padar island to climb the mountain for the amazing view- the one you get on google if you search Labuan Bajo! Was pretty spectacular- we were there just before sunset so the light was beautiful. Back on the boat for 3 of the guys to do a night dive ( you need to have done your advanced open water to do that) so the rest of us showered and had a beer. Delicious dinner and then another early night!
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    • Day 36

      Diving Komodo 4

      February 22, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

      Second day... we get up at 5am to go to Padar Island and climb up a hill to see the sunrise over the most amazing spectacle of landscape formation.
      After a long time of being awed by the view, and recording a birthday video for mum, we make our way down and prepare for the next dive after second breakfast (while on board we had hobbit-like eating patterns, eating every 1 or 2 hours). I must say that with all that activity and keeping our bodies warm underwater (water temperature ranged feom 26-28 degrees) we were hungry all the time!

      The fifth dive consisted of exploring a series of crevaces and caves as well as oggling at a 40m deep wall reef with the most spectacular array of corals and fish. Also, there was so much going on that one didn't know where to look!
      We spotted some interesting small crestures like nudibranchs and shrimps as well as the odd moray eel.

      Unfortunately, again the camera fogged up. But also, we were so deep that little light bounced off the underwater spectacle in order to catch good enough footage.
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    • Day 36

      Diving Komodo 5

      February 22, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

      The next dive spot of our second day was, also off Padar Island, 3 sisters. 3 underwater rock formations which were covered in coral of all shapes and sizes. Navigating the current between each of the 3 rock formations was also a fun experience.
      After our two dives we moved to Komodo island where we sighted 4 of the famous Komodo Dragons. They mostly lie around doing siesta all day long, but we were lucky enough to come upon one who came to a stream to drink, smell a whiff off the air and turn back around. Apparently Komodo Dragons have a very keen sense of smell. Other interesting facts about them are: they bite is deadly as they have over 50 types of bacteria in their mouth causing death by sepsis to their prey; for slow-looking creatures they can be quite fast, up to 20km/h; mating season is july-august where the males fight eachother for the females.
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    • Day 10

      Dive Day 4

      December 18, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

      After a proper thunder storm at 00h15 this morning, the day started off quite overcast and cool. Paul went with Gary to drop the buoy for the 1st dive and they promptly got rained on.

      Water still 29° 😁.

      Settled in Horseshoe Bay for the.next 2 days. Sad thing here is the unbelievable amount of rubbish in the water and on the beaches of the small islands 😓

      Saw our 1st Komodo Dragons too 😮
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    • Day 65

      What a view!

      June 22, 2018 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      Au geschter Nacht hemmer numal an Deck gschlafe, obwohl es dismal chli stärcher gwindet het. Die früsch Luft und s sanfte Ufwache am Morge sind Gold wert!
      Füre erschte TG simmer zum Inseli Batu Balong gfahre, über Wasser nid vil meh als zwei Felsblöck, dr eint nu mimne Loch i dr Mitti. Doch under Wasser hend sich Wälte uftah: en Steilhang mit unzählige farbige Koralle und Fisch. Wieder einigi Lion Fish, zwei Stingrays und en sicher 1m grosse "Sweet Lip" mit tatsächlich riesige Lippe. Super Start in Tag :)
      Dernach simmer wiiter in Süde gfahre, zu dr Insle Padar. Hie taucht mer im indische (statt im pazifische) Ozean - mer merkts au grad ab de scho eher "chüele" 25 Grad Wassertemperatur. De zweit Tauchplatz het "Three Sisters" gheisse, benennt nach de drü grosse Koralleblöck. Da hemmer zwar schlechteri Sicht gha, aber doch einiges gseh, wie en Turtle, en schlafende Hai im Sand und es sehr schöns Top Reef zum Ustauche. Zudem en sehr interessanti "Bütel-artigi" Koralle und zwei Scorpion Fish: bim erschte hemmer us chum es paar Meter Distanz chenne zueluege, wied Schildkröte fasch ufe Scorpion Fish gstande isch und der somit zwunge worde isch sich zbewege :)
      De Sämy het de 3. TG wege Chopfweh usseglah :( dMartina isch darum alei is chalte Wasser vu Padar Kecil. Da isch vor nid allzu langer Zit es Fischerboot gsunke, um das ume hend si über 10 Lion Fish in allne Grössene tummlet! Zu de wiitere Highlights hend en Roche, en Puffer- und Skorpionfisch zählt - zudem sehr vil Chlises, mini Chrebsli und Fischli.
      Doch sHighlight vum Tag het nu uf eus gwarted: am spate Namittag simmer uf Padar und hend eus i dr Hitz ganzi 279m ind Höchi kämpft... und es het sich so glohnt! Bi jedem Schritt isch dUssicht spektakulärer worde, zoberst het mer en herrliche Blick über die ganz zerklüftet Insle, mit wiite Buchte und stahlblauem Himmel!*
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