Bihrmann's

DIVE LOG Part 4, Sulawesi, Lembeh
Part 3
                                                          


Indonesia; Sulawesi; Pulau Bunaken and Lembeh Strait.
 A couple of small islands in the central Indonesia.

Read the diary, see the photos and read more about the sites.
As usual, I just had to get a few more gadgets for this tour: A Suunto Vytec with wireless manometer,
a good torch and a combined inflator/spare stage two - and as usual: A camera. Total: 1000$/700€.

 All dives: 21% O2, 12 l aluminium tank, 3 mm shorty, 5 kg weight, and Morten was buddy on,
and have verified all dives. All 31 dives came at a price of 971€: 31€ a dive in average.
 Type: Boat, Shore, Pier, Night. To see the profile of each dive: Clicking on dive #.


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Profiles in slide show Bunaken                    
119 S test 13/11 16.32 Celah Celah Light

Part cloud

30 25 14 3.14.31 4,9 206 186 30 Dragon, Cucumber, lion
120 B 14/11 9.34 Fukui Part cloud 30 30 53 3.15.24 22 182 162 29 Clown,GiantClams,tube,parot,bluespStingr,
mantaray, Long-nose Hawkfish
121 B 14/11 13.54 Likuan II Good 30 40 64 3.16.28 19,2 204 22 30 Nurse,Nudis,Lobs,Toad, huge gr.sea turtle
122 B N 14/11 18.02 Raymond's Point Good 30 30 60 3.17.28 15,8 198 62 30 Drowned camera...
123 B 15/11 9.47 Sachiko's Point Excellent 32 30-50 62 3.18.30 27,1 198 20 29 Ghost pipefish,Sharks,Nudi,
Moray,LeafScorpion,Schrimp
124 B 15/11 14.01 Mandolin Rain 29 40 64 3.19.34 23,8 198 18 30 Nudi,Wh.ti-reefSh,Puff,Moray
126 B 16/11 9.41 Mike's Point Good 32 40 85 3.20.59 25,6 199 19 30 Nudis, huge bumphead parrot fishes, stingrays,shrimps
127 B 16/11 14.01 Likuan I Good 31 30 67 3.22.06 21,7 203 13 30 10 large sea turtles,dragon, scorp,nudi,
crab,plank-eat, cat
125 B N 16/11 17.33 Alung Banua Good 28 30-40 64 3.23.10 17,1 198 58 30 Mandarin, dragon,crab,harleq-shrimp
tiny moray,Pygmy seah, Twinspor lionsea cucumbers, ringed pipefish, cat, clean-sh
129 B 17/11 9.40 Pangalisang Windy 29 30 73 4.00.23 18 202 36 29 Fantastic top reef
128 B 17/11 13.57 Tengah l Good 31 20-30 66 4.01.29 17,4 210 24 30 Squirts, Black tipped RS, Porcelain, Nudi, dark narrow finned lion, bigfin reef squid
130 B 18/11 13.57 Jere Good 30 20-30 55 4.02.24 24,1 206 26 30 Pygmy Seahorse,lion,nudi,pipe
        Lembeh Strait                    
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131 B N 19/11 18.13 Teluk Kembahu
Sand, boulders
Good 28 20 67 4.03.31 13,1 200 50 28 Angler,Ambon Scorp, hairy frog,large nudi, stonefish,lion,eachen,swim-crabs, Conkyl stargazsoleer,spinish devilfish,devil, file scorpion,coconut octopus, neetlefish, Flying Guranrds, Razorfish
132 B 20/11 7.15 Rumah Indah
Sand+CoralReef
Excellent 30 10-40 56 4.04.27 30,5 203 15 27 Lionfish, puffers, sweetlips, yellow boxfish, dragon seamond, pigmy seahorse, nudibranches, clownfish, sea pen, cardinal fish, Blacksaddel snake eeel, bla/ora dragonet
133 B 20/11 10.08 Pante Parigi
Sand, few boulders
Excell-Rain 36 30-40 60 4.05.27 26,2 202 15 27 Lionfish, puffers, sweetlips, nudibranches, clownfish, cardinal fish, spearing mantis, concyl, painted frogfish, stingrays
134 B 20/11 14.11 Serena
Sand
Cloudy 30 10-30 53 4.06.20 19,8 203 15 28 Lion, Nudi, Warty frog, large sea pen, stone, short-tailed pipe, ringed pipe, sweetlip, shrimps,
135 B 21/11 7.15 Nudi Fall
Sand + wall
Excellent 30 10-30 62 4.07.22 27,1 192 16 29 New nudis, pray-manta-shrimp, clowns, cuttelfish, sweetlips, lion
136 B 21/11   Pante Lipi
Sand + trash
Excellent 33 10-30 62 4.08.24 20,7 200 15 28 WoodWreck, yellow moray+ greyish ones, two or tree new nudis, + one huge, lions-, sweetlip crocodile-, clowns-, puffers-, cardinal-,frog
137 B 21/11 14.19 Aer Prang
Sand + anemones
Good 30 20-40 54 4.09.18 21,6 200 30 28 Giant cucumbers, 3 new nudi, lion, file 1000000 sea anemones, morays, stonefish
138 B N 21/11 18.16 Jahir
Sand
Good 30 20-40 71 4.10.29 14,6 200 34 28 Flamboyant cuttlefish, cow, lion, squid, eel, conchs, file, flounder, cockatoo waspfish, stone, crabs+decorated, spiny flathead, devil scorpion, ouches
139 B 22/11 7.16 Nudi Retreat
Sand + Wall
Cloudy 29 20-40 61 4.11.30 31,4 190 15 28 30 cm Triton Trumpet, new + large nudi, Dragon Sea Moth + the rest
140 B 22/11 10.18 Teluk Kembahu
Sand, few bouders
Good 31 10-40 64 4.12.34 22,3 205 17 28 Banded sea snake, yellow+ blue + black moray, new nudi, lion, -the usual...
141 B 22/11 14.01 Batu Sandar
Flat sand
Excellent 32 20-40 57 4.13.31 23,5 198 12 29 Big seahorse, 2 new nudis, 4 cuttlefish, leaffish, emperor shrimp, giant mantis shrimp in tube.
142 B N 22/11 18.06 Pulisang
Sand +few bolders
Raining 29 40 67 4.14.38 17,4 199 15 28 Giant manta, crabs, giant cuttle, decorated crabs, scorpion, hermit, moray, sea stars, big-black nudi
143 B 23/11 7.19 Batu Mandi
Reef + little sand
Excellent 31 40 63 4.15.41 27,7 205 15 28 2 head-sized frog: Black+sandy. Banded sea snake, pink nudi, red pigmy seahorse, Beautiful panoramas,
144 B 23/11 10.22 Efrata
Sand + Wall
Excellent 32 20-40 67 4.16.48 21,6 202 12 28 Black ghost pipefish, 1/2 sec wounderpus,
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        Bunaken                    
145 B 24/11 9.38 Bunaken Timur Good 33 40-50 80 4.18.08 31,4 204 12 30 Great top reef, huge black flatworm, new nudi
146 B 24/11 13.59 Muka Kampun Rainy 29 10-40 68 4.19.16 31,1 204 14 30 Clown frogfish (tiny!), black + red lions, moray, new nudi
147 B 25/11 9.41 Pangalisang Excellent 31 20-40 91 4.20.47 22,9 198 17 30 Reef octopus. The greatest garden on top!
148 B 25/11 15.55 Likuan lll Excellent 31 20-40 61 4.22.48 30,8 196 14 30 Blacktip reefshark, 3 new nudis, dugongs
149 B 26/11 10.04 Negri Excellent 31 20-40 74 5.00.02 29,9 196 16 30 2 new nudis, banded sea snake
150 B 26/11   Likuan I Excellent 31 20-40 69 5.01.11 23,5 202 14 30 Huge green sea turtle