The Villa market in Bali is pretty full these days but no one considers our underwater friends. After talking to a marine biologist about how they tied together short lengths of plastic pipes to bring invertebrates in for study. We figured figured some small “Bis Beton” pipes would make nice habitats for our own critters here in “Mucky Pirates Bay”. So now we have 6 undersea view villa habitats spread out towards the jetty here in Pemuteran Bay. Unfurnished villas are available for rent, ideal for families, with all round salt water pool.
DM Wayan, Captain Budi and Trainee Edi – Villa Construction
Captain Sahari, Trainee Rozi, DW Mis, DM Made, DM Abdul – Material transport and general skivvying
Currently “Mucky Pirates Bay” is pipefish heaven, or lovers bay. Its the season and we’re seeing lots of ornate ghostpipefish and Robust ghostpipefish. Also DM Abdul with Anne and her mother have found Ambon Scorpionfish right off the beach here. Anne’s photos are coming soon once she shorts out her favourites.
Thanks Anne for lending me your spare camera so I could capture these pics.
Left to right, Captain Paul, Abdul, Wayan, Botac, Ditta, Sahari, Budi, Made & Commodore Kerry
Finally the whole team comes together for a photo opportunity for the first time in a long while. Keep a weathered eye open on the about us for updated profiles and photo’s.
Alex & Rizki enjoyed a few days diving and took some memories with our little rental Sony W300, with Ikelite housing (Hey! who rented out my baby? The Captain)
Fat star fish at Close Encounters, Pemuteran.
Nemo!
Cunningly disguised pipefish
Lizard Fish
The Brethren with new additions Alex & Rizki.
Left to Right, Gede (trainee), Wayan (DM), Captain Abdul (also Trainee Guide),
Alex & Rizki (new Sea Rovers Brethren), Captain Budi and Captain Sahari
Have we discovered a new species? Who knows and who cares? All we know is that our Wayan who has been diving here like myself for the last 13 years has never seen one like this.
Old friend Hella Binder was visiting and fortunately had her camera with her so we got a couple of very cool shots to post on the blog. Picture was taken out at the Coral Bommie, here in Pemuteran.
Nicely spotted guys. See what you get when you dive with the Sea Rovers brethren 🙂
How about calling it “Hella & Wayan’s Flamboyant Dreadlocks Scorpionfish”
