Sunset in Komodo
Putting up the sails
CREW
队长: Kasim
邮轮总监: Rob
Head Steward: Rizal
Dive Guides: Rob, Niko, 乐喜
厨师: Gustay
GUESTS:
Neil, Virgie, John, Mewa, 一月, Jim, Bin, Walter, Frank, Wei Jiang, Cathy, Carl, Cui Yi, Bryan, Anja
潜水点:
星期天: Finnissi沉船, The Alley 1, The Alley 2, Finnissi沉船
星期一: 鹈鹕头, 食人族摇滚, Yellow Wall, 鱼雷巷
星期二: 秘密花园, W礁, Pusir Putih, Pusir Putih
星期三: 水晶石, 灯塔礁, Sebayor, Sebayor
星期四: Hot Rocks, Techno, Bontoh Village, Bontoh Reef
星期五: 西点, K2, Rollercoaster, 马戏团
星期六: 城堡岩, 水晶石, GLD Passage, Spanish Steps
星期天: Batu Balong, Makasaar, Siaba Kecil, West Side
星期一: Tatawa Kecil, Tatawa Besaar, 蜜月摇滚, Wainilu
星期二: Batu Balong, Makasaar
WATER TEMP; 24-28 AIR TEMP: 30
Today is arrival day on board the Indo aggressor and with great excitement we welcomed 15 客人在船上. Our guests come from USA, 澳大利亚, 德国, UK and China. Due to late arrivals we did not have time to do a check dive but enjoyed cruising from Labuan Bajo to the far south of Komodo Island to a bay known as Lahsera. We arrived with the setting sun and enjoyed a wonderful dinner together. After dinner a short video was shown of a previous trip followed by the first half of a documentary on the Komodo Dragons.
We began our day with a check dive at the phinnissi wreck an interesting reef slope with soft corals. Highlights included a variety of nudibranchs, hawksbill turtles and schools of spade fish.
During our second breakfast we moved further south to Langkoi where we were hoping to find some mantas. Luck was with us and we had two incredible dives with more mantas than we could count. Other highlights included napoleon wrasse, 玳瑁, black tip reef sharks and bumphead parrotfish.
After our third dive we moved back to Lahsera and did our night dive on the phinnissi wreck. 亮点包括鳄鱼鱼, 短尾鱿鱼, strawberry nudibranchs and bigfin reef squid.
In the early hours we moved east to the south of Rinja Island to an area known as Horseshoe Bay. We began our day diving Pelican Head a great drift on a superb wall. Highlights included marble rays, many different nudibranchs, zebra crabs and hawksbill turtles.
Our second dive was at Cannibal Rock a fabulous seamount with incredible coral diversity. Highlights included marble rays, 斑马蟹, 白鳍礁鲨, 涂琵琶鱼, nudibranchs and hawksbill turtles.
Our third dive was at Yellow wall highlights included giant frogfish, nudibranchs broadclub cuttlefish and bumphead parrotfish.
We then visited the island and got our first sightings of Komodo Dragons who had just made a fresh kill.
我们的夜间潜水是在鱼雷胡同. Highlights included oscillated frogfish, bigfin reef squid, bobtail squid and an array of nudibranchs.
We began moving immediately after the night dive and made the crossing to Padar Island in about 3 hours. We began our day diving Secret Garden a nice slope and wall combination. Highlights included beautiful coral bushes, 叶蝎子鱼, 巨蛙鱼, mobula rays, nudibranchs and mantis shrimps.
We then dived W Reef three beautiful seamounts with amazing diversity. Highlights included many giant frogfish, 白鳍礁鲨, 海蛞蝓, giant trevally and pygmy seahorses.
Our third dive was at Pusi Putih a relaxed dive on a gentle slope. Highlights included giant frogfish, pipefish, 猩猩螃蟹, twin spotted lionfish and nudibranchs.
We then visited padar island and the pink beach where we had a fantastic time and got close to Timor Deers.
Our night dive was back at Pusir Putih highlights included giant frogfish, 侏儒墨鱼, broadclub墨鱼, octopus and bigfin reef squid.
Overnight we travelled to the far north of the park to an island known as Gili Lawa Laut. We began our day diving Crystal Rock a fabulous pinnacle dive. Highlights included Gray reef Sharks, 白鳍礁鲨, 苏眉, schooling jacks and giant trevally.
Our second dive was at Lighthouse Reef a great reef slope. Highlights included leaf scorpion fish, 海蛞蝓, hawksbill turtles and marble rays.
Our third dive was at Sebayor Island a great reef slope where highlights included ornate ghostpipe fish, 叶蚰, nudibranchs and cuttlefish.
Our night dive also at Sebayor Island had highlights of Spanish Dancers, 短尾鱿鱼, 载体螃蟹, decorator crabs and hunting octopus.
We travelled most of the night arriving at Sangeang Volcano just in time to dive. Our first dive was at Hot Rocks a truly unique site with black sand and sulphur bubbles bubbling up through the ground. Highlights included amazing corals, a wide selection of nudibranchs, 豆丁海马, orangutan crabs and mantis shrimps.
Our second dive was at Techno another incredible site with amazing corals and volcanic black sand. Highlights included juvenile painted frogfish, juvenile emperor angle fish, barramundi and spotted sweetlips as well as many nudibranchs.
Our third dive at Bontoh Village included highlights of many broadclub cuttlefish, 叶蝎子鱼, nudibranchs and painted frogfish.
In the late afternoon we visited the village of Bontoh nestled under the shadow of Sangeang Volcano. We inspected al arge handcrafted Phinnissi boat being built as well as an opportunity to see how the local villagers live. We also got up close and personal with their live stock of domesticated water buffalo, chickens and goats.
Our night dive was at Bontoh Reef highlights included Spanish dancers, 涂琵琶鱼, 拳师蟹, octopus and nudibranchs.
Overnight we moved south east to the island of Banta. We began our day diving at west Point amazing corals with six mantas spending most of the dive with us.
We then dived K2 a more macro orientated site. Highlights included leaf scorpion fish, juvenile emperor angel fish, juvenile spotted sweetlips and an array of nudibranchs.
Our third dive was at Rollercoaster an incredible wall dive. Highlights included schooling jacks and snappers, 带状海蛇, mating bigfin reef squid and nudibranchs.
Our night dive was at Circus highlights included stargazers, coral cat sharks, harlequin snake eels, cockatoo waspfish and nudibranchs.
Overnight we travelled back into the Komodo National park and began our day diving Crystal and Castle Rock both wonderful pinnacle dives. Highlights included spotted eagle rays, gray reef sharks, 白鳍礁鲨, 巨鲹, schooling snappers and sweetlips.
We then moved to GLD and dived GLD Passage for our third dive. A great little drift dive with highlights being schooling Barracuda, giant sweetlips, 玳瑁, 巨鲹, leaf scorpion fish and hairy squat lobsters.
For those with the energy a hike to the top of GLD was an offer and those with the energy were rewarded with a breathtaking view of the Komodo National Park.
Our night dive was at Spanish Steps highlights included Spanish Dancers, baby octopus, nudibranchs and flatworms.
In the morning we headed south into Current City. We began our day diving BatuBalong an incredible pinnacle dive that words will never fully describe. Highlights included mating octopus, 白鳍礁鲨, 巨鲹, schooling fusiliers, large hawksbill turtles, 海蛞蝓, napoleon wrasse and dogtooth tuna.
Our second dive was at Makasaar where we hoped to find some mantas. We had an incredible dive with sightings of well over 30 mantas as well as spotted eagle rays, 6 cuttlefish and green turtles.
Our third dive was at Siaba another wonderful dive with astounding corals. Highlights included schooling anthias, surgeon fish and snappers as well as barracuda and hawksbill turtles.
We moved back to GLD for our night dive at West Side highlights included Spanish dancers, painted lobsters, nudibranchs and flatworms.
In the morning we headed back to Current City and dived at Tatawa Kecil. A wonderful pinnacle with a healthy reef. Highlights included bamboo shark, 章鱼, scorpion fish and napoleon wrasse.
Our second dive was at Tatawa Besaar a great drift dive full of life and colur. Highlights included leaf scorpion fish, 铲鱼, oriental sweetlips, 墨鱼和海蛞蝓.
We then moved to the north of Rinja Island to a site known as Honeymoon Rock. A great dive site with highlights being an array of nudibranchs, bumphead鹦鹉鱼, crocodile fish and hawksbill turtles.
Our night dive was at Wainilu a great muck diving site. Highlights included strawberry nudibranchs, spiny devilfish, 短尾鱿鱼, zebra crabs and coleman shrimps.
We began our final day of diving at Batu Balong an incredible pinnacle full of life. Highlights included giant trevally, 海蛞蝓, schooling fusiliers, 白鳍礁鲨, napoleon wrasse and gray reef sharks.
Our final dive at makasaar was as is often the case over flowing with mantas, green turtles and spotted eagle rays.
We then headed to the north of Rinja island for our official dragon trek. We saw many Komodo dragons, 帝鹿, Monkeys and wild pigs. We then returned to the boat and took a slow cruise back to the port of Labuan Bajo. On the way we enjoyed a farewell cocktail party followed by our fin al dinner together.
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