Wayag 🏝 Wonderfulness

We finally reached the top of Raja Ampat, and boy, it was worth all those nautical miles to get here. What an absolutely mind 🤯 beautiful paradise, too far away, with no accommodation & bit too expensive for many travellers, it has a quiet, untouched feel that adds to the WOW!!!
Our 👀 wide with 🤩, we cruised into the middle of Wayag through the mini mountains of volcanic rock surrounded by turquoise waters, to the most perfect ⚓️ spot ever...tucked in, white sand, chrystal clear water & a little beach .
At this point, I know Ted will be dragging me out of here.. 😩😫😢😭 and that was before I got to have daily dives with Manta Rays 😲.
Wayag is quite different from other areas of Raja Ampat... tiny clownfish traded for giant clams, fan coral for brain coral gardens & a choice of beautiful white beaches & black tip sharks in abundance.
What a spot to celebrate our 32nd wedding anniversary 🥰, plus arrival @ our key destination & that no one has been seriously hurt or gone over board unwilling after 8 months of 24/ 7 ⛵️ together 😆. We climb ⛰️, 🏊‍♀️, 🤿 and wrap up a perfect day with 🌅 on 🏖, 🍻 & 🔥 (with 🔥🪰s)... bloody awesome!!!
Sadly, our 📷 can't capture the true WOW of this amazing place 😍.. we feel very 🙌 🫶 xxx

Majestic Mantas... my daily dive buddies
🌟 Nope, they are not doing a ❤️ dance for me (dad 😆)... apparently, when they encounter dense patches of plankton, they use somersault movements to stay within the feeding zone longer. Barrel rolling also helps them create a vortex that draws more plankton into their mouths.
🌟 they can keep looping over and over to gain more and more plankton as they don't get dizzy, another reason why twirling is the most effective way to collect food.
🌟 Manta rays can live between 50 – 75 years old. Old mate (in video) was a bit tattered looking and was missing his eye and mantle... pedatory sharks or propellers??Read more