Sea Rovers Dive Bali

These are not the Pirates you are looking for Now the flag So here is the sample for a Piratical Sea Rovers Hoodie. Anyone interested? I can also vouch for how warm you get wearing a fleece lined jacket at midday 8 degrees south of the equator. Who said models don't work hard :-)

New SSI Jr Open Water Diver Captain Paul welcomes another diver joins the Brethren of the NW Bali coast.Young Master Hamish is now a full blown SSI Jr Open Water Diver. Welcome aboard Hamish, the world just became a bigger place to explore.

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

Sea Rovers Crew BP (Before Photoshop) Sea Rovers Crew AP (After Photoshop) Thanks to Brethren Anne Green for sharing this fun photo of some of the misfits of Pemuteran. Pirates all.

Day 2 of Sea Rovers boats bobbing at anchor. Rough seas and overcast skies. Reminds me of England :-) And there was a fishing boat

Michael & Karin return to the Brethren for more dive exploits. Below is some of Michael's photo's which the Captain touched up and uploaded for the rest of the brethren to enjoy. The Captain

One of my favourite divesites for the last 14yrs.

Ashley at Nudibase has identified our little friend below as a rare Sap-sucker - Lobiger souverbii - Fischer, 1856 Damn I guess we don't get to name it. :-( The Captain

New find or new Nudi. Still trying to find out

Diving Deep Reef has always been interesting and here are a couple of reasons why. Praying Mantis Shrimp Shrimps in a Feather star Nudi branch More nudibranch Buddy through a Gorgonian The Captain

Jon & Linda Anderson sent me a couple of photo's from the 'Temple Garden' proving that the temple is not the only thing worth seeing down there. This tiny little pygmy seahorse blending right in with some of the gorgonians that are all over the 'Temple Wall', along with pipefish, nudibranch and many more interesting little critters. Look at me, I'm Tiny. Where'd he go? Thanks guys The Captain

The Photo that started it all And here is the original story. Indonesian Archeologists to investigate potentially phenomenal discovery Apparently someone took my photo, posted it on twitter and claimed an archeological discovery off the coast of Bali. This went global, thanks to the internet and thus a urban legend was born. :-) the follow up story helped to clear up the matter but some journalists still got it wrong. Mystery of underwater hindu temple in bali solved Its funny, so far I have been interviewed by the BBC, Daily Telegraph, Metro TV, amongst others. Oh and a couple of hundred strangers now want to be my friend on facebook. Cancel funny lets say crazy. But still I find it amazing that one photo can bring so much attention to our little corner of the world. However I feel that I have to set some facts straight. I didn't build this for Sea Rovers guests! Though I have been in Pemuteran for 14 years now and was involved in the creation of the Reef Gardeners, I can't la...

Erin & Chris were just here doing a little PADI Advanced diving. Deep dive, Navigation dive, Night dive and these photo's show their Photography and Fish ID skills Erin, slate in hand, pencil at the ready. Oooo. Look greeny fish Biowreck looking like a thriving little eco system. This is your Captain speaking. I'm hovering at the moment, so please leave a message after the bubble. Bloop. Guys you could have chosen a better back drop. Thats better. Peace wench! Erin heading out on the Cynical Seahorse on a quest for fishy adventure with Sea Rovers Brethren Chris, the same with the Vicous Guppy and Nasty Nemo at anchor in front of Sea Rovers office behind him. Whoohoo! I'm an Advanced diver! Congratulations guys, you did well. The Captain

Just a little sunset to set the mood Sea Rovers Pirate fleet at rest Looking across Pemuteran Bay Traditional sailing boat The Captain