Manado and Lembeh, Indonesia - November 2011

© Ian Robertson, 2011

A fabulous trip with Jeff and Dawn Mullins on the Paisubatu II. It has a wonderfully broad spectrum of environments, from the black volcanic sands of the Lembeh Strait, home to some of the most bizarre creatures I have ever seen, to the coral reefs and walls of Bangka Island and the Bunaken Marine Park, decked with soft corals, gorgonia and sea-whips. The dive guides located a never-ending supply of photo-subjects that exercised every camera skill. Above all, there was the delightful company of a group of dedicated and skilled diver-photographers, to compare images and learn from one another.