Sea Rovers Dive Bali

Captain Paul & Alex Yeo Regional headman for TDI/SDI SE-Asia, Alex Yeo, popped over with his family for a bit of R&R and critter hunting with the Sea Rovers Brethren this week. Was good catching up and the Singapore Brethren will be able to see us both at ADEX next year.

Beached One, two, three PUSH! Heave ho n up she rises There she rests Cynical Seahorse up for some TLC. Lick of paint, some touch up and a couple of modifications. Two weeks and she'll be better than new and ready for more.

Westward Bound & Warty Frogfish Flickr slide of some of me pics.

Mucky Pirates Nights The infamous DiveMaster Wayan prepares to lure two more souls into the joys of night diving ‘Mucky Pirates Bay’.  Poor Nick and Melissa’s lives will never be the same again. Garr!!!!

Mated pair of Saltwater Crocs Pemuteran wildlife Recently spotted basking in the shade of a coastal hibiscus on the beach in front of Sea Rovers were this obviously mated pair of Saltwater Crocs. Note the colouring which helps to differentiate between the male and female of the species. The Captain :-P

Anne and her mother stayed here this month and spent a week in 'Mucky Pirates Bay' looking for critters and finding many. Here are just some of the photo's she left for me to share with the Brethren. Enjoy

Ode to pipefish by the Captain Of Muck and Pirates in the Bay be found Ghostpipefish by the bushel abound Ornate, Robust swim around with glee All await a photograph from Me Garr ! ;-) Some of the decorator crabs in Mucky Pirates Bay are getting the art of camouflage down pat. And a teeny weeny blue suckered octopus make a house in a piece of discarded pipe. To give you an idea of size my proddy stick is marked off in inches. Cunningly disguised decorator crab Nr#1 Cunningly disguised decorator crab Nr#2 I'm tiny, you can't see me, now bugger off! One of many this season. Pairing up and pretty Robust (ghostpipefish)

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. Two storey critter apartments Captain Budi gettings his hands dirty Trainee Edi kicking up sand and having problems with Villa placement First interested buyer checking out the view 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

Mermaids, Nemo's and a lot of thumbs up as the newest Sea Rovers Brethren enjoy some of the best snorkeling that Bali has to offer. Menjangan Island has always been a favourite with the Brethren and these pictures show some of the fun to be had. Thanks for sharing guys.

The Captain & Alex Yeo Regional Head SDI Crazy Frog from Diving Solutions Last week I was in Singapore for the DRT - Dive, Resort & Travel expo. It was as much fun catching up with the Singapore based brethren as it was manning the show. We made a few new friends and hopefully spread the Sea Rovers credo a bit further.