Sea Rovers Dive Bali

There are days when we just get really really lucky. Course it would be the day I'm not on the boat. This is our Mr Edi's phone edit. #menjanganisland #searovers #wilddolphins #diveboat A post shared by Sea Rovers Dive, Bali (@searoversdive) on Oct 18, 2017 at 3:11am PDT

21st runners from all over descended on the Plataran L’ Harmonie to take park in Xtrail. 50k, 25K and 7.1K runs through the Taman National Bali Barat. I was exhausted just watching

Just needs a bit more furniture   Aready 2 and a half months in our new premises here in central Pemuteran. Bigger, better and shinier than our old place in Adi Assri.  Still the same motley crew though ;)

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...

Latest gallery of the 'Coral Bommie' more to come including a video if I can upload it.

Video from the Marlin Divers of their stay and dives in Pemuteran with the Sea Rovers Brethren. Thanks for sharing guys.

From the guys at Marlin Divers NL, a lots of nice pics and good memories. www.marlindivers.nl

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

Yet another photographically inclined member of our ever expanding Sea Rovers Brethren has left us some memories to post. Decorator crabs are always weird things, but here in Sea Rovers own 'Mucky Pirates Bay' we do extra wierd. This, one of many, uses one of our resident upside down jellyfish as a cunning disguise. Puffer Fish and friend A friendly little Octopus on one of Dan's night dives provided a nice pose. This Octopus decided to stretch out and go for a wonder. Lionfish gliding in amongst the corals, nice warm colours on this one. Hermit crab with accompanying anenomes. And finally looking from stern to bows, 'Canyon Wreck' shows us her Booty :-) Nice Photo's Dan, look forward to seeing more on your next trip out. The Captain

Woke up and started the day with a dive and a photo. A couple of very accommodating Ornate Ghost Pipefish under the jetty in "Mucky Pirates Bay" Not a bad way to start your day. The Captain

The latest Mucky Pirates Bay photos. Been playing with Photoshop for this first one, getting an interesting sort of woodblock effect. Using the cutout feature and then a second layer high pass with threshold adjustment, you get this nice art print. Mantis shrimp playing peak a boo. That green algae behind him is all over the Mucky Pirates Bay at the moment, brought with it a couple of very interesting nudibranch though, which typically I only ever find when I don't have the camera with me :-( I like this pic! A very nice young lionfish Filefish hanging by one of our moorings. The Captain

Couple of late afternoon photo's from Close Encounters reef in Pemuteran. Water was a bit hazy so lighting wasn't so great. Still couple of nice pics. Barrel Sponge on Close Encounter more southern slope Peter getting a photo (still waiting for some of Peter's pics to post. Hint ;) Oriental Sweetlips posing for the camera Milky water reefscape on the top of Close Encounters, Plenty of Sargent-majors around protecting their eggs. Soft coral, just liked the pattern. The Captain

Om' Swastiastu Bali being the Island of the Gods, demands lots of ceremonies that run in a eternal cycle. Just as in life what goes around, comes around and once again we find ourselves with 'Tumpek Landep'. A day for blessing all things metal and mecahnical. Which of course is just about everything in the Sea Rovers dive centre. So here is us, the piratical brethren, a motley assortment of Christian, Hindu and Muslim, all dressed in our temple best and ready to bless. Captain Paul & Son, Jr Captain Rhade Bless our equipment so it don't fail.... Captain Botac (Wayan Sudiarta) Blesses his vessel the 'Cynical Seahorse' And now blesses my vehicle, fondly known as the 'Rusty Bucket' Captain Abdul, doing his friendly hawker impression. "You want diving? Good price. Morning price. Special just for you." A cry fortunately much absent from the beaches of Pemuteran, Thank the Gods. So, not only is our equipment regularly serviced and in tip top con...

Been incredibly busy the last few weeks with high season in full swing, so not much time to take new pics. However I did get some nice shots early in July while night diving Mucky Pirates Bay. A not cunningly disquised Tiger Sole Sand Eel, usually you only ever see their heads pocking out of a hole in the sand. But this night we got to follow him as he hunted. Teeny Weeny Lionfish One of my favourite night time critters, a Spider Decorator Crab. And last but by no means least a very pretty Anemone. More can of course be found in the Sea Rovers face book page where the reef photo albums keep expanding. Now Back to Diving ;-) The Captain

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

Today- a day of presentations as Captain & Crew of Sea Rovers Dive Centre receive recognition from the Commander in Chief of Bali, for our sterling efforts on the 13th. We haven't been open more than five minutes and they're already giving us medals. Damn me eyes but we're good. ! Double Grog rations all round! Garr!