Komodo National Park 4th-11th March 2016

Indo penyerang 4^th Mac-11^th March

 

CREW

Kapten: Kasim

Cruise Director: Rob

Dive Guides: Rob, Niko, Lexi

Head Steward: Rizal

Chef: Ngurah

 

GUESTS

Pat, Kathy, Peter, Katarina, EEdward, Siu Ming, Inigo, Matt, Coco, Hanna, Jeanne, Elizabeth, Jiat, Foo, Daniel

 

TEMP:

Air: 30

Water: 26-28

 

DIVE SITES

Sabtu: GLD Bay, Makasaar, Batu Balong, Spanish Steps

Sunday: Crystal Rock, Castle Rock, Shotgun, GLD Bay

Isnin: Shotgun, West Side Niko, GLD Passage, West Side Niko

Tuesday: Cannibal Rock, Middle Reef, Yellow Wall, Rhino Rock, Torpedo Alley

Wednesday: Cannibal Rock, Pelican Head, Boulders, Yellow Wall, Cannibal Rock

Khamis: Secret Garden, Honeymoon Rock

Jumaat 4^th March

Hari ini adalah hari ketibaan pada penyerang Indo dan dengan kegembiraan yang besar kami mengalu-alukan 15 tetamu dari Amerika Syarikat, Canada, Hong Kong, Spain, Korea, Malaysia dan Switzerland. Malangnya kerana masa ketibaan kami tidak dapat untuk menyelam tetapi kami mempunyai masa yang hebat untuk mengenali satu sama lain dan mengambil dalam landskap luar biasa seperti yang kita menuju ke utara Taman Negara Komodo.

Sabtu 5^th March

We began our first day of diving at GLD Bay. A perfect place for a check out dive no current and warm water greeted us. Highlights included Spanish Dancer, blue ring octopus, hawksbill turtles and crocodile fish.

We then moved into Current City where we dived Makasaar Reef. We hoped to find mantas and luck was with us we had countless close encounters with these majestic creatures.

Our third dive was at Batu Balong an incredible pinnacle dive with amazing corals. Highlights included Grey Reef Sharks, white tip reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, giant trevally and nudibranchs.

We then moved back to GLD and did our night dive on Spanish Steps, Our luck held and we found Spanish Dancers, juvenile octopus, flatworms and nudibranchs.

Sunday 6^th March

Our first dive of the day was at Crystal Rock followed by Castle Rock both incredible pinnacle dives. Highlights included Grey Reef Sharks, Black tip reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, giant trevally, napoleon wrasse, hunting octopus, ladybugs and yellow pygmy seahorses.

Our third dive was at the world famous site known as Shotgun. An exciting drift dive where highlights included white tip reef sharks, spotted eagle rays, marble ray and leaf scorpion fish.

Our night dive was at GLD Bay highlights included a variety of flatworms, carrier crabs, nudibranchs, cuttlefish and painted lobsters.

Isnin 7^th March

We began our day diving Shotgun a great drift dive. Highlights included hunting black tip reef sharks, giant trevally and nudibranchs.

Our second dive was at Niko’s West Side an interesting dive with focus on the macro. Highlights included Broadclub cuttlefish, juvenile spotted sweet lips, octopus, juvenile batfish and nudibranchs.

Our third dive an exhilarating drift dive at GLD passage had highlights of spotted eagle rays, black tip reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, bumphead parrot fish, cuttle fish, leaf scorpionfish, hawksbill and green turtles as well as cuttlefish.

For those with the energy we offered a land excursion on GLD and an opportunity to climb to the top of the mountain for an incredible view of the Komodo National Park.

Our night dive was at Niko’s West side. Highlights included Spanish Dancers, Dwarf Cuttlefish, Carrier and Decorator Crabs.

Tuesday 8^th March

Overnight we headed to the deep south to a bay known as NusaKode. Our first dive of the day was at Cannibal Rock an incredible seamount with an incredible diversity of corals. Highlights included painted frogfish, nudibranchs, white tip reef sharks and hawksbill turtles.

Our second dive was at Middle Reef another wonderful seamount. Highlights included large schools of red snappers, bannerfish and spade fish as well as a variet of morays, nudibranchs and white tip reef sharks.

Our third dive was at Yellow Wall a great wall dive once again highlights included nudibranchs, hawksbill turtles, napoleon wrasse and cuttlefish.

Our fourth dive was at Rhino Rock. Highlights included modular rays, cuttlefish, nudibranchs and octopus.

Our night dive was at Torpedo Alley. Highlights included nudibranchs, cuttlefish, Spanish dancers and slipper lobsters.

During the day we also got to see the Komodo Dragons on the beach as well as monkeys, wild pigs and white bellied sea eagles.

Wednesday 9^th March

We began our day diving Cannibal Rock an incredible seamount. Highlights included painted frogfish, bamboo sharks, nudis, white tip reef sharks and spotted eagle rays.

Our second dive at Pelican Head a great wall dive had highlights of Hawksbill turtles, white tip reef sharks, nudis, bubble coral shrimps and cowfish.

Our third dive at Boulders had highlights of nudis, ribbon eels, hawksbill turtles and octopus.

Our fourth dive at Yellow Wall had highlights of Giant Frogfish, painted frogfish and cuttlefish.

Finally our night dive at Cannibal Rock included highlights of marble rays, Spanish dancers, cuttlefish and nudibranchs

Khamis 10^th March

Overnight we travelled to Padar Island for our first dive of the daY AT A SITE KNOWN AS Secret Garden. Highlights included

We then moved north to a site known as Honeymoon Rock. A great pinnacle dive. Highlights included

We then moved to the north of Rinja Island for our official dragon Trek. Highlights included Komodo Dragons, Timor Deer, babi hutan dan monyet.

Kami kemudian kembali ke bot dinaikkan layar dan menuju ke pelabuhan Labuan Bajo. Sepanjang perjalanan kami menikmati parti koktel bersama-sama sebelum majlis makan malam terakhir bersama-sama. Malangnya semua orang bertolak pada waktu pagi tetapi sekali lagi kami mempunyai satu lagi pelayaran yang hebat di papan Indo penyerang.

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