Komodo - September 2015
Not easy to get to (overnights in Singapore and Bali along the way), but well worth the effort. You are rewarded with some of the best diving in the world, not to mention spectacular scenery above water. Below are posted some of the underwater shots I took. At the bottom of the page are a few taken above water. Also, here is a map of the route we were on during our ten day trip aboard the Aurora liveaboard, one I can highly recommend. A highlight of the trip was seeing the Komodo dragons up close.
- anemonefish1-false_clown
- anemonefish2-false_clown
- anemonefish4-pink
- anemonefish5-clarks
- banded_goby
- black_velutinid
- christmas_tree_worms
- coleman_shrimp
- crescent-tail_bigeye
- crocodile_flathead2
- decorator_crab
- diagonal-banded_sweetlips
- diver
- donald_duck_shrimp
- dwarf_cuttlefish1
- fire_dartfish
- giant_frogfish
- golden_sweepers
- headshield_slug
- ladybug_tunicate
- leaf_scorpionfish1
- leaf_scorpionfish3
- longnose_filefish
- mandarinfish
- manta1
- midnight_snapper
- nudi2-phyllidiella
- nudi4-chromodoris_quadricolor
- nudi5-chromodoris
- nudi6-dark_margin_glossodoris
- nudi8-nembrotha_aurea
- nudi9-chromodoris
- nudi10-solar_powered_phyllodesmium
Actually, I think there are two of them. With a brittle star.
- nudi11-aeolid
- nudi14
- nudi17-white_stripe_atagema
- nudi18-strawberry
Biggest nudi I've ever seen
- nudi_eggs2
- octopus-starry_night
- orangutan_crab2
- orangutan_crab3
- peacock_mantis2
- peacock_sole
- polyclad_flatworm1
- red_sea_apple
- reef1
Some shots to show how rich with life the reefs are
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- reef5
- reef9
- reef_stonefish1
- ribbon_eel2
- ribbon_eel5
Finally saw a ribbon eel completely out of his hole!
- ribbon_eel6
- ribbon_eel8-female
- ringed_pipefish
- robust_ghost_pipefish2
- rockmover_wrasse
- short-tailed_pipefish2
- shortfin_lionfish
- skeleton_shrimp1
- spottail_dartfish
- spotted_porcelain_crab1
- strapweed_filefish
- striped_sweetlips-juvenile
- striped_triplefin
- threespot_flounder
- tiger_mantis
- turtle2
- warty_frogfish2
- warty_frogfish3
- yellow_mask_angelfish
- yellow_sea_cucumber1
With a couple of ladybug amphipods
- yellowmargin_moray
- yellowtail_coris-juvenile
- zebra_urchin_crab
Some Topside Photos
- komodo_01-singapore_sands
The Marina Sands hotel in downtown Singapore. The sky was very hazy from all the fires in Indonesia.
- komodo_02-departing_bali
Departing Bali for Flores Island.
- komodo_03-labuan_bajo
On Flores Island, the port of Labuan Bajo.
- komodo_04
Off to see the dragons.
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- komodo_06
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- komodo_09
- komodo_10
- komodo_11
Our home for 10 days.
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- komodo_13
- komodo_14
Evening hike on Padar.
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- komodo_16-currents
Komodo is known for its strong currents.
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Sunset
- komodo_18-group_shot
The whole gang.
