Day 5

Today I took a break and only did one dive cause the boat didn't return to the jetty after the first dive. I did the house reef and the current was so strong that you couldn't swim against it. All you could do was go with the flow.


I saw a turtle, 6 lion fish 4 of which were in one cave, a crocodile fish, 2 huge box fish about a foot long each, bat fish, a 2 foot long map puffer, a leaf fish, picasso trigger fish, and another lizard fish. I am still looking for an octopus, cuttlefish, or a pigmy sea horse.



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Location:Wakatobi

Paradise

Here are some photos of where we are staying, this is our bungalow which is about 10 feet to the water when the tide is high! We have a gecko that lives up in the ceiling and squawks at us.


Here is where we eat all our delicious meals, no shoes required. There are foot showers everywhere and nobody wears shoes!






Here is a picture where all the dive equipment is kept.



Here is a picture of the dive boats we go out on every day.



Here is what it looks like at the end of a day in paradise.



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Wakatobi day 2 photos

2nd day

We did three dives, out of these dives I saw millions of fish. Here are some of the more interesting ones that I think you should look up. The dive sites were galaxy, molebia, and the zoo as the three dives.

The fish where 2 eels, a turtle, bat fish, endless spotted rays and trigger fish of all kinds, 3 lion fish, many different puffer fish, a stone fish, nudibranch, and a crocodile fish. The last two things I would like to see is a cuttlefish and an octopus.

Andrina, from London England, is our dive master who shows and guides us on all the dives. The resort has cats all around and tons of food. The food is the best and the service is even better. The bungalows are tiny but sleepable with an outdoor shower and a lounge patio right in front of the ocean.
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1st day

We arrived in Wakatobi to a car ride through the town. Then we got a look around as we pulled into the jeddi. After our look around we ate lunch. I was so excited to finally be there that I wanted to go to the ocean while everybody finished up.

2 minutes after standing In the water I saw a pepper eel. They are not common in shallow water but common in the reef. Later I went snorkeling and saw a blue spotted sting ray, lion fish, and 5 other pepper eels.

This was the first day. Tomorrow I will etempt to do 3 dives.


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Location:Wakatobi

Arrival in bangkok

There's not much to talk about except for the 15 and a half hour flight I completed about an hour ago. The seats where in pairs of two in a boat shaped structure and could fold and bend from anything to a chair to a bed. There was a huge amount of space including a TV which contained video games and movies. I did both.



Thats about it. I will be leaving for the third flight out of four until I reach Wakatobi. Hopefully then I will be able to talk about the fish.




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At the airport

As you all know I left on Saturday for a two hour flight. I have finished that flight and will soon be leaving for the 2nd flight. The flight will last about 15 and a half hours. I will board at 10:00 at night.

I have been informed that I will be sitting in first class for all flights up to Wakatobi, our finall destination. Then I will spend 10 days scuba diving and showing some of the wonderful sea creatures with pictures.

I would have spent a full 24 hours by the time I reach Wakatobi. So far you can cross of 2 of those hours.




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Location:LAX lounge