Tag Archives: Raja Ampat

Boo Hoo

Posted on September 22, 2019 by murray

Last day in Raja. Tears all around. We could have mutinied, there were no guest scheduled for the Coralia until Wednesday and had we revolted we could have had the boat to ourselves for another 3 days but sanity prevailed … Continue reading →

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Live aboard Scuba Diving

Posted on September 21, 2019 by debbie

If you have ever wanted to go diving on a liveaboard, do it. Being on one allows a diver to explore dive sites that cannot be reached from shore. Depending on the liveaboard, the service, accommodation and food are excellent. … Continue reading →

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Mandarin Fish

Posted on September 21, 2019 by debbie

One of the prime sights in this part of the underwater world are mandarin fish. They are brightly coloured, about two inches long and only appear at dusk. We enter the water as it starts to get dark to go … Continue reading →

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Into the Blue

Posted on September 19, 2019 by murray

Mantas? Holey shit mantas. We dive a spot in the open ocean, three small rocks jut up out of the blue and are surrounded by quite a shallow shelf. I think the deepest we went in 78 min. is 48ft. … Continue reading →

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Another Sojourn in the Works

Posted on August 3, 2019 by debbie

In the spring, Murray and I started talking about a fall trip. Where should we go? What should we do? One of our methods of deciding where to go is to ask ourselves “What destination is on the list that … Continue reading →

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