Komodo on the Damai I
Komodo, Indonesia — December 2023/January 2024
We were excited to spend the holidays on the luxury liveaboard Damai I in Komodo, our favorite dive destination. For me, Komodo means ladybug amphipods, tiny flea-sized creatures with impossibly large personalities, and we found bunches of them in many different colors and patterns. Although, it was hard to focus on looking for those little buggies with all the mantas circling overhead, not to mention lots of other critters vying for our attention.
added 3/17/2024
Komodo on the Damai I Blackwater
Komodo, Indonesia — December 2023/January 2024
We did a handful of blackwater dives on this trip, mostly right under the boat. As usual we were visited by an interesting variety of strange creatures including larval eels, seahorses and pipehorses, a friendly juvenile blue-ringed octopus and a cool worm crawling around a spinning ball of eggs.
added 3/17/2024
NAD Lembeh
North Sulawesi, Indonesia — November 2023
Lembeh Strait consistently delivers an abundance of critters, and our recent trip to NAD Lembeh was no exception. Our fantastic guides found loads of interesting shrimps and crabs, a remarkable assortment of frogfish, and various types octopuses, including the hairy type and a mating pair of wunderpus. Naturally, we also ventured out for a few enjoyable blackwater dives.
added 2/19/2024
NAD Lembeh
North Sulawesi, Indonesia — November 2023
Lembeh Strait consistently delivers an abundance of critters, and our recent trip to NAD Lembeh was no exception. Our fantastic guides found loads of interesting shrimps and crabs, a remarkable assortment of frogfish, and various types octopuses, including the hairy type and a mating pair of wunderpus. Naturally, we also ventured out for a few enjoyable blackwater dives.
added 2/19/2024
Bali Blackwater
Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia — October/November 2023
We went out for a blackwater dive most nights during our stay at Villa Markisa and were rewarded with a nice variety of creatures of the deep and dark, including a rarely-seen juvenile crocodile toothfish.
added 2/6/2024
Bali Blackwater
Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia — October/November 2023
We went out for a blackwater dive most nights during our stay at Villa Markisa and were rewarded with a nice variety of creatures of the deep and dark, including a rarely-seen juvenile crocodile toothfish.
added 2/6/2024
Diving Tulamben, Bali with Villa Markisa
Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia — October/November 2023
Itty bitty nudibranchs and sea slugs were the primary sightings on this trip with friends to our favorite Bali dive resort, Villa Markisa. Of course we also spotted some cool crabs, shrimps, fish and cephalopods to help round out the experience.
added 2/6/2024
Critterhunt 2023, Crystal Blue Resort, Anilao
Anilao, Batangas, Philippines — May/June 2023
On our almost-annual trip to Anilao, we got to reunite with old friends, meet new ones and explore some of the best macro sites to be found anywhere. We found many of our favorite critters ranging from large sea snakes to tiny amphipods and an alien-like 8-legged worm feeding from its tube in the sand.
added 7/11/2023
Diving South Australia on the Rodney Fox
South Australia — March 2023
A 10-day expedition out of Port Lincoln brought us to Kangaroo Island as well as Edithburgh and Rapid Bay Jetties where we found a wonderland of creatures new to us California divers. From Australian sea lions and giant cuttlefish to pinhead-sized orange amphipods, there was an amazing variety and abundance of sea life to keep us entertained, including the spectacular leafy sea dragon.
added 5/12/2023
Great White Shark Dives with Rodney Fox Expeditions
Neptune Islands, South Australia — March 2023
We spent a day during our 10-day expedition anchored off the Neptune Islands, known for its population of great white sharks. We got to see these amazing elasmobranchs (along with lots of jacks and kingfish) from both a surface cage and a cage that gets lowered down to the ocean floor.
added 5/12/2023
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