NAUTICA DIVE TEAM: October 2009

17 Sep ~ 22 Sep, Bali ( Day 4)

Anything about food, yes, no doubt, he will be the best commentator. Reckon you must have put on weight during the trip. My bad !!

Spurred by the sumptuous meal :)

Sublime view of the baliness cultural dance

Seafood dinner at Jimbaran beach

Our dive boat, AMD 4

Octopus hiding in the crevice

Jance, AMD, DM, with the manta

Hopefully you can see the manta ray behind me

Before we check out from Nirwana Resort, we experienced earthquake while having our breakfast. There was no damage but the slight tremor was unforgettable

Highlight of our dive in Bali. Yes, we sighted the largest bony oceanic sunfish aka Mola Mola. The MM was at approx 40 m, we couln't go deeper than the no decompression limit, but we saw it at a shallower depth. Yes, objective achieved. Unfortunately, there was no pics nor video taken, but i hope my manta ray video clip will you excite to join us for next year Bali dive trip

17 Sep ~ 22 Sep, Bali (Day 3)

My dinner. Ikan Goreng. Thanks to szeling recommendation;) However i am teochew leh, i still prefer steam fish ..hahahaha

Nowadays we always like to take photo before the food is serve ;)

Royston recommended Vincent's restaurant in Candidasa

Cleaning station. Sunburst shot. Well, could have been better if there was a strobe attached.

Manta was so friendly. Simply glide above the divers. One metre above the divers.

Sighted a least 8 manta ray in manta point. Indeed the magnet site for this majestic creatures. Water temperature was around 20 degrees celsius

Szeling striking pose u/water. Nearly can't recognise her. There is no deny hood indeed made the different

Russ Heng holding the boulder, as usual, the current in Nusa Pendia is always unpredicatable

Once again, bounce into another group of Singaporean who is on the same trip to Nusa Penida for Mola Mola and Manta dives.

Padang Bai, south east of bali. There is plenty of dive resort in this quiet town. Travel from here to Nusa Penida takes approx 20 mins.

Crew of AMD preparing the dive equipments for the divers

Gather at Padang Bai, waiting for the other group of divers to arrive.

17 Sep ~ 22 Sep, Bali (Day 2)

Tulamben Wreck was an easy dive sight, abundance of dancing shrimp, leaf pipe fish, of course the macro pygmy seahorse. Current was mild, visibility about 2o m. Coral garden, 10 m away from the resort, rays and ribbon eels, Drop off, was excellent, visibility was about 25 m, puffer fish, different species of nudibranches can be found in this site

Day 2, our accommodation at Nirwana Resort, Candidasa

Picture speak more than a thousand words..Yes, it is indeed the Bavarian sausages, pork knuckle and slices of babi guling..pre-celebration for OKTOBERFEST

In line with the OKTOBERFEST, each of us was having a STORM beer

Dinner at Water Cottage Restaurant, Candidasa

The Balinese famous delicacy. Babi Guling. A must to try when you are in Bali

What else..but ray !!!!

Blue ribbon eel, resident of coral garden, Tulamben bay

Szeling adjusting her mask before descend

This year the surge was mild as compare to the year before. Thanks to the Baliness god that make our shore entry with not much challenges ;)

Gearing up for our 1st dive at Tulamben

17 Sep ~ 22 Sep, Bali (Day 1)

Royston, szeling and khun patrick at Espresso bar

Coincidentally, patrick, my thai friend, was in Bali for the MM expedition. We meet up at the Espresso bar along Legian street, to catch up those good old days when i was in BKK and Phuket.