I’m on the road again. Enjoying the critter hunt at Lembeh, the fantastic dives, the sun, the friends I’m meeting again, the new friends I am finding. But. The new camera, hyped by everybody, is not up to my expectations. It is primarily an actioncam, but it really can’t deal with macro. Well the old … [Read more…]
Last time I went to Lembeh, my Gopro misbehaved. This time, my health gave out. After two days of diving, I got a bad cold. I thought I would be better today, but my ears are completely blocked. I hope I can dive tomorrow. But, I have a new camera with me. And the first … [Read more…]
What is the definition of bad luck? Starting the autumn diving season in Lembeh, and discovering at the first dive that the Gopro is dead. It was still blinking the night before. Some analyzing and internet search in the afternoon let me suspect that the batteries are (probably) ok, the cable is ok, the loader … [Read more…]
Cephalopods are well represented in Lembeh and an endless source of wonder and entertainment. For example, the Mimic Octopus (or maybe Septopus?): Or the Coconut Octopus: This one is apparently late and has to hurry: A Pygmy Cuttlefish the size of a finger: And all the time, I couldn’t shake the feeling that their elder brothers … [Read more…]
The Lembeh Strait is a narrow channel situated between the deep water port of Bitung, on North Sulawesi, and Lembeh Island. Apart from a lot of garbage thrown in from all the freight ships, more garbage blown in from the mainland, and fine black sand and silt coming from the adjacent volcanoes, it is an … [Read more…]