Tim Reber
- Tim Reber's trip Komodo 2019
2019-08-10 - Sebayur Kecil, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
24.9m - 53 min - Dived with Ricky
Dive 1 of 10. Check dive. Saw a peacock mantis shrimp, big cuttlefish, blue spotted ray (with stripes on its tail?), a trevally being cleaned. Solid first dive.
2019-08-10 - Batu Arif, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
22.4m - 48 min - Dived with Ricky
Dive 2 of 10. Dusk dive. Strong current to start out. Got somewhat dark towards second half. Kind of chaotic... got dark and lots of divers, so almost got mixed up! Saw a moray, a peacock mantis shrimp, lionfish, ringed pipefish, glass shrimp(?) and some other stuff.
Dive 3 of 10. Morning dive. Mostly chill. Saw some stuff underwater.
Dive 4 of 10. This dive was dope AF. Super chill and relaxing at the beginning... Lots of garden eels, coral fish, like a dozen giant trevally just sitting hanging out in the current. Then we went into "the cauldron" below some serious current. Saw the first shark of the trip there--pretty big, too. Then up into the current and whoosh! Woohoo!! What a fun ride! Just cruising drifting through the channel. Flew past a turtle, a blue spotted ray and a bunch of other stuff. Chilled out again at the end. Overall a pretty awesome dive.
Dive 5 of 10. Last dive of the day. Right off the bat saw a white tip reef shark and a turtle. Then saw two blue spotted rays mating... Very cool! Lots of giant sweetlips or napoleon wrasse... (Not sure?). Generally a fun and chill dive.
Dive 6 of 10. Awesome dive!!! Tons of shoals everywhere! Literally surrounded - like what you imagine the ocean used to be like. Half a dozen sharks. Two spotted eagle rays. And a bunch of fish. Straight fun.
Dive 7 of 10. Meh. Nothing much. Supposedly called "Manta Point"... More like Manta (Disap)point(ment).
Dive 8 of 10. Batu Bolong - supposedly one of the best spots in Komodo. Kind of a disappointment. Chilly. Pretty decent current. Really busy - lots of divers. Saw a few turtles. Ricky found a lost weight belt.
Dive 9 of 10. Night dive. Mostly dead or colorless coral. Saw some shrimp, a crab, a baby jellyfish, and a dwarf cuttlefish.
Dive 10 of 10. Last dive of trip. Pretty decent. Saw a bamboo shark, turtle, found a peacock mantis shrimp. A bit chilly. Didn't see a manta. :( Will have to come back I guess.
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