T3 - Tauchen auf Perhentian CM

Posted on August 1, 2014 by schdani

T3, Tauchen auf Pulau Perhentian

T3 is one of the dive sites on Pulau Perhentian Besar in which you will encounter huge rock formations. Some rocks form tunnels through which you can swim through.

The dive site for the slugs, the so-called Nudibranches is known of which there are about 3,000 different species. They are especially famous for the striking colors, some even light up at night.

On a day with rather poor visibility we were rewarded at the end of the dive with a turtle that swam comfortably in front of it.

The dive site is a very good place to test his skills as a diver. It is not easy dive through with all the equipment between the rocks.

On this rock there is a very different vegetation than elsewhere. Generally, it is a rather barren and colors loose Underwater landscape with coral and fish less than a few kilometers away at other dive sites. Nevertheless, it is interesting here to observe especially the small animals such as slugs.

Temple & Sailrock @ Perhentian Island

Posted on July 29, 2014 by schdani

Diving in Pulau Perhentian the Malaysian

The two Perhentian Kecil islands Pulau Besar and are a paradise for snorkelers and divers. The beach (there are no roads) is packed full of dive schools and the islands are the places where you can make a diving pass at best.

Below are images of two dives. Places on the Temple and Sail Rock, both well-known for its diverse plant and animal life

This filament devil fish (Inimicus filamentosus), which belongs to the family of stone fish, lives very well camouflaged on the sea floor and spreads if disturbed his brood fins and crawls on the sand along, hence its English name Indian Ocean Walkman.

Always nice to see: The angelfish

This fish swarm of yellow stain mackerel shimmered nicely to about 12 meters depth.

Found everywhere, especially on the sponges, are the Babyseegurken.

Very interesting to see the Longfin Batfish who live in flocks of up to 100 copies.

This blue spotted rays belonging to the family of the spot stingray has cleverly hidden under rocks. The intensity of the blue hue can be adjusted depending on camouflage.

The large barrel sponges come here quite often before and are often over a meter high and have a diamenter of up to 40 cm.

With so many fish and corals really every diver goes into raptures, especially if the whole then is as inexpensive as this country! Since there are no luxury resorts and good infrastructure in the Western sense, mass tourism is so far failed to materialize and the coral world still reasonably intact. Even while snorkeling can be here in Malaysia to experience a lot, also directly from the beach! Anyway, I've spent here very much time underwater and it has definitely paid off!

Sugarwreck - Diving in Pulau Perhentian

Posted on July 28, 2014 by schdani

The Sugarwreck – Tauchen in Malaysia

First, I'm not one soooo experienced diver and secondly I have sunken ships so far not really interested great. But then I had the opportunity in Malaysia, specifically on the island of Pulau Perhentian, a wreck in relatively good visibility to visit in reasonable depth.

The ship, which once transported sugar sank in 2000 during the monsoon season and is since removed to 12-18 meters depth only 30 minutes from Pulau Kecil.

Really amazing how many fish have settled there! This shoal of barracuda barracuda or of which there are 26 species and are generally seen as relatively aggressive, swam peacefully past us.

The shipwreck lies laterally on the seabed so that you can see through the Pullaugen.

This puffer fish can inflate at risk by injected water into the stomach. The spikes work so as barbs and makes it almost impossible to swallow the fish for attackers.

Their hexagonal plates made of bone armor is very characteristic of the too fast floating boxfish.

A surprise was waiting for us when we were just in appearance: a snakes-flat tail with a length of about 140 cm swims past us! Basically, the snakes are very shy and they took to flight, perhaps even more so when you consider that a bite could have life-threatening consequences.

The sea urchins were present in large numbers!

The Lionfish belong to the family of scorpion fish and have their hard jets poison that they use exclusively for defense. Here on Sugarwreck they swam in contrast to other dive sites not hidden in the crevices around but move freely on the wreck.

The bamboo sharks are usually not larger than 70 cm and spend most of their time on the floor or slow just to be like here in the wreckage.

Tauchen am Great Barrier Reef

Posted on April 21, 2014 by schdani

A day trip to the Great Barrier Reef

From Port Douglas I booked a day tour with the ship Poseidon on the outer Great Barrier Reef. There are approached three different locations on Agincourt Reef and I wanted to make two dives and snorkeling on the last stop. The whole has a value of 200 euros !! But good if you already making a trip around the world, one must sometimes have plunged on the Great Barrier Reef, but then there were for dinner again two times salad 😉

As you expected something swell, all other passengers tablets were equal sold for seasickness by 3 dollars. Next we went to the briefing for the divers and the introductory explanations of all the made a Discovery Dive, so dive without a diving license, of course, twice as expensive! .. With the snorkelers were so close to 60, 600 people felt on board.

Anyway, everything went exactly as scheduled and I must say that everything was very well organized and all the equipment were ready on time. Too bad hold only that a great many people were in the water, many who have never dived or snorkeled with their fins unkontrollieren movements destroyed the coral.

Unfortunately, it was also constantly inevitably have people in front of my lens. And the board photographer to make matters worse rattled each from an underwater photo with an artificial starfish to have. So then there were 60 photos with people in suit with yellow starfish. $ 20 per photo ... I must disappoint you, no, I do not have it bought!

The instructor was very much busy to entertain us as a result of the cloud there was poor visibility and at dive sites where day four ships go anyway is not much to see, because no fish is doing to stress 😉

Anyway, thought our Divemaster it would be a good idea (contrary to all diving rules) to take a cucumber in his hand.

But well, on the last dive I have then yes snorkeled and made a few nice photos in scheichten water. Yes, sooo many corals as here on the Great Barrier Reef where you rarely get well otherwise face. Even if it is a lot of photos this time, it was so beautiful that I would most like to weitergeschnorchelt hours long!

Yet As a tip: save here on the reefs prefer money and forgo the diving, the most beautiful corals are close to the surface where they can "shine" through enough light too! Although on nice days with good visibility a dive worth it!