Scuba anyone?

[Giles]

The resort was ish.......It's at the Eastermost gates to Raja Ampat, so very busy dive sites. And I hate busy. Had some good dives and saw some cool stuff, but if all I had done this trip was that, I would not come back.

BUT, the live-aboard is amazing. The dive boss man (Cedric) is amazing. He is outstandingly knowledgeable and hilariously funny. I have learned so much from him already in the 36 hours we have been on the boat. The organisation of the whole operation is as slick as fuck.

I am seriously loving this boat. And the food is about a bzillion times better than at the resort.

The only way it could be better is if the guys put our wetsuits on for us, they take them off which is so lux.

Spent some time talking to Cedric today and he has recommended a "resort" that is 8 cabins in an area with no other resorts (and you need yet another flight to get to it). Speccing that at the moment, and will probably tie a week or 2 there with another 10 day trip on this boat in the same area next Spring.

Tonights view as some of the others get ready for the night dive. But I have done 3 hours already today and I needed a beer

[Karol]

@Giles loving every bit of your report! My experience was exactly the same: boat better than the resort. The night dive is something I would not skip, it’s crazy what other animals were coming out. Please go for the next one.

[Giles]

The guys who did it saw, Octopus, Seahorses, etc etc etc.

There is a night dive tomorrow......

[Karol]

@Giles that's the spirit!
What dive sites from my list have you covered so far?

[Giles]

This is what we did at Papua Paradise......Will let you know what we did on Blue Manta when we get the list....

[Karol]

@Giles awesome - thanks!
I have to admit that I must go back, very few places had such an impact on me, so after the cold water, wreck dives in Narvik this summer I'm thinking about going back to Raja somewhere after Christmas next year.

[Giles]

Just done Melissa's Garden in the Fam Islands. All I can say is OMG.......

[Bridger]

@Giles said in Scuba anyone?:

Just done Melissa's Garden... OMG..

Is that a euphemism?

I hope Melissa enjoyed it too.

[Karol]

@Giles Yea!!! that was soo cool! @Bridger If I remember correctly the dude who discovered it named it after his daughter.

[Bridger]

[Giles]

[Bridger]

Shame about the weather. Hope it doesn't spoil your trip.

[Giles]

Really getting us down.......

[endo]

[goosehd]

@Giles unbelievable and you two don’t look too bad either ️

[Denimhead 0]

@Giles Looks like paradise ️

[Karol]

@Denimhead-0 it is actually called The Last Paradise in many sources

[Tago Mago]

@Giles I really appreciate you two taking one for the team here. Not everyone would have handled adversity with such grace and dignity. Hope you get to enjoy the rest of the trip

[Giles]

Our dive group here....

Me and P in the middle.....

[Giles]

@Karol The dives we did on the Blue Pearl (minus Crazy Zoo, which was the night dive that got swapped for a beer).....

Favourite dive site name.....Red Light District. Was in and around a Port Channel Marker (red light at night).....