Pete's Reef and Finger Rock, Puerto Princesa

Today I had a two dives in Puerto Princesa area. First was on Pete's Reef and second on Finger Rock.

Dive #: 212
Date: 22.4.2011
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Pete's Reef
Depth: 27m
Dive time: 47min
Visibility: 25-30m
Sea Temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air) Wetsuit: No wetsuit, shorts + t-shirt Weight: 5Kg

Dive Center: Moana Dive Center
Price: 3300PHP/55€ (2 dives)

In the beginging of the dive we saw few whitetip reefsharks in two small caves.
Teeth of the whitetip reefshark.
Pete's Reef is good place to see barracudas.
More barracudas.
In the end of the dive we saw hundreds or even more small jellyfishes. Browniesh spots in the picture are not dirt. Those are small, around 1-1,5cm, jellyfishes.
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Dive #: 213
Date: 22.4.2011
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Finger Rock
Depth: 19,8m Average depth: 12,5m
Dive time: 59min
Visibility: 20-30m
Sea Temperature: +27C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air) Wetsuit: No wetsuit, shorts + t-shirt Weight: 5Kg

I have never seen this kind of nudibranch before.
My friend Petri is taking photo from giant puffer.
Moray eel.
School of yellow fishes. What is this species?
Yesterday I dived first time ever, that I didn't use wetsuit. Only shorts and t-shirt. Water temperature here is always 27-29C. Diving felt so good and light so I dived also today just using shorts and t-shirt.
I like it!

Diving on the Pete's Reef was great especially because of barracudas and sharks. Today I dived first time ever on Finger Rock. It was much better what I expected. We saw there also blue spotted stingray, marble ray (?), lots of reef fishes and corals.

Batu Bolong and Manta Point, Komodo

Third diving day at Komodo area. First one was Batu Bolong and second Manta Point again.

Dive #: 199
Date: 16.3.2011
Place: Indonesia, Komodo, Batu Bolong
Depth: 26,8m Average depth: 14,9m
Visibility: 15-20m
Sea Temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air) Wetsuit: long 3mm Weight: 6Kg

Dive Center: Dive Komodo
Price: 30€/dive

Here is very rich marine life like seems to be everywhere in Komodo area. Scorpionfish.
Whitetip in the bottom. I went very cafefully closer, closer, closer and finally I was next to "her". I have never seen before whitetips have "holes" in the skin.
Napoleon.
In the end of the dive there was lot of anthies.
We saw there also turtle, fusiliers, moray eels, giant trevallies, nudibranch, etc. etc.
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Dive #: 200
Date: 16.3.2011
Place: Indonesia, Komodo, Manta Point
Depth: 15,2m Average depth: 10,3m
Visibility: 15-20m
Sea Temperature: +29C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air) Wetsuit: long 3mm Weight: 6Kg

If Manta Point was amazing on the first time it was also on this time. Manta Point is very near of Batu Bolong. After first dive we came immidiately to Manta Point area. What we saw there was something out of this world. About ten mantas swimming in the surface in the line in the same time. In one place there was a very tight group of four mantas swimming like in the diamond formation. There was still about 30min before next dive so everybody went snorkeling. This photo I took when snorkeling.
Breafing for the dive.
First 20min was quite boring and we just drifting with the strong current. Then the funny part started again.
This manta was totally black. Stealth.
Two mantas together.
I'm near manta and just taking photo. Big thanks to Petri Kolmonen about this photo!
Great dive again! There are several Manta Points in the world, but this one is The Real Thing!!! Last dive was my 200th dive.

Regards,
Mika

Gili Islands

We did five dives with my friend Petri in two days at Gili. Dive spots were Secret, Shark Point, Shalow Turbo and Bounty.

Update: More pictures added on 23.11.2015

Dive #: 190-194

Date: 8-9.3.2011
Place: Indonesia, Gili Islands
Visibility: 15-30+m

Sea Temperature: +28C

Equipment

Bottle: 12L/200bar (air) Wetsuit: short 3mm Weight: 5Kg

Dive Center: Blue Marlin Dive Price: 38USD/dive including equipment rental

Blue-Spotted Stingray.

I'm just taking photo of turtle.

Turtle, Shark Point. Turtles are very common here and you see them almost on every dive.

Same guy.

Shark Point is good place to see white tips.

Banded sea snake.

Boxer shrimp, Shalow Turbo.

Mantis shrimp.

Moray eel and boxer shrimp.

Boxer shrimp.

Pygmy seahorse, Shark Point.

Scorpion leaf fish.

Diver and rocks.

Scorpionfish.

That´s me.

Divers on the Bounty.

Lionfish.

Petri taking photos.

Bounty is old jetty which has collapsed. It's very much like wreck. There you can see a lot of fishes.

More.

And more.

And even more. 

Petri taking photos on the Bounty.

Visibility was good or very good on every dive. Something between 15-30m. Shark Point is one of the best dive spot in Gili area. Turtles, rays and sharks usually on every dive. We saw on the dives also seasnake, nudibranches and a lot of all kind of reef fishes.

Regards,
Mika