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Shotgun
The majority of people will associate “Shotgun” with either firearms or the rule of getting the front passenger seat. But our divers now know that there is more hidden behind this simple word: an...
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Yellow Bargibantis-The Four Leaf Clovers
All seahorses are amazing, but the pigmy seahorse is the real crowd pleaser of the family. it’s insane to think that such an unbelievably small and cute creature could ever exist. There are many many...
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Third Pinnacle
There is one dive site in the north of Komodo that holds a beautiful secret many liveaboards do not know about. So as to keep this little secret as long as possible I will refrain from disclosing name...
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Ladybugs of the Sea
Every body loves lady bugs. Their little red shiny bodies with black spots are like little toys as they scuttle about the garden. As a kid growing up I remember searching through my moms vegetable...
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Little Lembeh
Sangeang Volcano has turned into world class muck diving, just like in Lembeh, and usually we can’t wait to get in the waters and dive the still active volcano after ticking “the big stuff” off the...
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Variations
As divers we get used to or are at least familiar with the colors, textures, shapes and sizes of certain species. Mantas are generally black and white with similar patterns on the back and belly, leaf...
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Round and Round
Manta rays are a very intelligent animal. They have large brains and when you have a one on one encounter with one you can see that it is analyzing you trying to make out just what you are. Over the...
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Close Encounters
In the Komodo waters you can experience close encounters with what seems like an endless array of exotic wildlife, both on land and underwater. From giant manta rays, shimmering shoals of fish, a...
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Fact: Komodo Has A Lot of Mantas
We all know Komodo is famous for it’s mantas, but when you’re diving on any of it’s well known manta sites such as Manta Alley or Takat Makasar, aka Manta Point, it’s difficult to tell just how may...
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The Rock
Batu Bolong is one of Komodo’s signature sites. It’s a small rock pinnacle that just breaks the waters surface with it’s signature rocky arch and it lies right in the middle of the Linta Straight...
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How Good is Komodo?
Mermaid II just returned from quite possibly one of it’s most jaw dropping trips in Komodo. We had all the usual suspects like the stunning reefscapes filled with a bounty of reef fish and all the...
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Ketut Saves the Day
It’s heartbreaking to see such as small beautiful animal like this juvenile hawksbill sea turtle entangled in a discarded piece of fishing net. Luckily there was still time to turn this situation...
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I’m Wondering What’s Wandering
It has been a fantastic Komodo season so far for all kinds of rays especially Manta Rays. Often forgotten are the numerous encounters with Mobula and Eagle Rays, sometimes Cownose Rays and Whiptail...
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No Place Like It
I’ve probably written this before, but I’m going to do it again because enough can’t be said about how insanely diverse the diving in Komodo is. There is only one other place in the world that I know...
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Aaaaand ACTION!!!”
Batu Bolong, a pinnacle in the middle of the Lintah Strait, is one of the signature dive sites of Komodo and exposed to strong currents due to its location. What looks like a small rock with a hole...
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The King Of Critters
Komodo is a great place for an abundance of critters and creatures but one of my absolute favourites is the Frogfish or Anglerfish. Sometimes we tend to forget about this majestic fish with the...
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Highway To Heaven
I may risk to sound really boring making Manta Rays my main subject of this article again but they are definitely THE highlight of almost every trip and surely of this Komodo season. It’s like a dream...
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Mental Preparation
Before joining a Mermaid cruise through Komodo, it’s good to do a bit of mental preparation by running some different scenarios though your head. No, I’m not talking about mentally run through all the...
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Cheeky Butterfly Fish
If you’ve spent any reasonable amount of time underwater in the tropics, whether it be diving or snorkeling, you’ve most likely encountered the alien like cuttlefish. Komodo fore example, has many...
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Dolphins on the Rock
Dolphins are a regular encounter when you visit Komodo or any of the other islands that Mermaid II visit during our voyage from Bali to Komodo and back, though most of the encounters are had as they...
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