Sea Rovers Dive Bali

Sea Rovers first ceremony, Bali being the island of the gods requires many ceremonies for many things. There is a good day to be born, a good day to marry and a good day to be dead (some might say there is never a good day to be dead). The 12th of December was a full moon and hence a good day for us to install our own little offering box to the Hindu gods of Bali. But also to cleanse ourselves and our equipment of any evil spirits that inhabit. (Not The RUM!!! Aaaargh... The Captain ). Thus cleansed and purified we are better prepared for the year to come. The Captain

Greetings Brethren Some new pics of the life around Pemuteran. Courtesy of Jan Paul and Susan The Captain

Another month closes and the rains have finally arrived. Though an hour in the afternoon or evenings hardly constitutes a monsoon, it does make a pleasant change. The mountains behind us are starting to green again and the diving just gets better. November has always been one of the better months for diving around Pemuteran and northwest Bali. Bringing with it more nutrient rich water to spur on the breeding season. More juveniles around would make for interesting photos but unfortunately your Captain is coming to the end of a nasty sinus infection and hasn't been diving much of late. Now that I can dive me camera be in Australia for an in-laws wedding which me wench is attending. Garr ! Most frustrating when I test me sinus's in Mucky Pirates Bay and find the most beauteous juvenile batfish only 3 mtrs from shore as I enter the water. Mottled brown she was, drifting like a leaf across the sand. BUGGER! Where's a photographer when you need one. Vis was down on occasion

Greetings Brethren, Just a note to inform you of our new Pemuteran only Blog http://divingpemuteran.searovers.net . The idea is to dedicate a site for you to post your stories, poems, experiences and picture of Pemuteran diving. I'll be posting reef descriptions and map pages to which you can add your personal comments, what you really think of these reefs. I hope to turn it into a community of Pirate divers, were comments can be shared and added to over time. We'll also try keeping you posted on current happenings on local environmental issues here in Pemuteran. The Captain

Finally got round to writing the crews tales. So check out the 'About Us' page on our website to learn more about the Sea Rovers crew and gaze in wonder at their mug shots. The Captain

Good news for all you wanting to escape the bad weather and look at fish. Sea Rovers has extended the specials through to the end of November. So take advantage and come seeking infamy, in our ever increasing photo blog. Ha, Harr! The Captain

Greetings Brethren, This time pics of the Crew and Menjangan thanks to Mike. Captain Abdul Rohim and DiveMaster Made (with Fish) Keep taking photo's and leaving only bubble. The Captain

More guest photo's of our local treasures. Thanks guys and look forward to the sequel. The Captain Hi Paul, Thank you for the nice nice dives. This year we had only three dives (in one day), but next time we will come longer. Attached you will find some pictures from the Secret Bay. If you would like, you could give them on your website. Best regards from Austria (also from Hildegard, Markus and Gilbert). Alexandra Grabmayer

No big events. We officially became PT. Sea Rovers, as our licenses continues its meandering pace through the bureaucracy that constitutes any governments processes. Mucky Pirates Bay, continues to show us its wonders. With the recent finding of Mandarinfish on the opposite side, this just adds more for us to show you. Yellow Pygmy seahorses on Napoleon Reef an added attraction. And after running for a couple of months now, we can now refine trip times for Menjangan to 20-30 mins at touring speed. Imaging how long it'd take if we really let rip. So the 'Vicious Guppy' lives up to her name. Garr!!! Following trends in marketing we can officially declare ourselves an Eco-Friendly Dive Centre, we recycle our air 100%. Ha Harr!

Hi All, These pics are the first I hope of many, thanks Markus. All were taken in Pemuteran at Close Encounters and Napoleon Reef. The Captain

Once again s couple of interesting shots from your Mucky Pirate Captain. Tiny walnut sizes crab was cool, scorpionfish crawling amongst the weed and a miniscule nudibranch on the weed. The Captain

Mucking around in the dark, always fun. Me, me camera and Robin (guest pirate) headed out into the dusk to watch the change of shifts in Mucky Pirates Bay, Pemuteran. Armed with our spanky new UK C4 eLED's we headed out to explore the murky depths right in front of Sea Rovers home port. Again, this place is proving to be full of hidden surprises. Pipeworms, pipefish, shrimps, crabs, seaslugs, cuttlefish, scorpionfish, wasp fish and more. Will definately be doing more of these. The Captain (Note: highly recommend these touches and no we don't get sponsorship (not that we wouldn't object if they gave us some ;-). Went the whole dive on half power as they were just too bright otherwise)

Once again Mucky Pirates Bay provides..... This tiny robust ghost pipefish must be less than 2.5cm. Sorry the photo isn't in focus on the pipefish, but the bugger was so small and wouldn't stay still long enough for the camera to focus. The Captain

G arr! All There be treasures a bundle to be found within Sea Rovers. Net Dive packages of all sorts, for all budgets. The Captain

Again the Captain ventures forth in search of treasure and the allure of critters. After 104mins of poking around in our bay the batteries ran out and I had to come up. The first cool pics is a very well disguised stonefish, cute zebra lionfish and a couple of shrimps for good measure. There was more but I have to ruthlessly cut it down or it'd take you forever to download this page. Enjoy... The Captain

Capt'n been busy lads! More photos from the Muck. Dragonet, Zebra lionfish, Robust Ghost Pipefish and a Bloody Big Nudi (could be a sea slug, haven't got our full book collection yet) Plus cuttlefish but the photo wasn't that good. Tomorrow our first night dive in 'Mucky Pirates Bay' Garr! The Captain