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Day 127- 130 Seahorses and Sharks

Day 127- Tuesday 
Today was a really awesome day off. I sat around and did nothing. Diving can take it out of you and I really feel like I have embraced the island lifestyle. The days all blur into one and there is absolutely no pressure to do anything. 

Day 128- Wednesday 
Today’s diving was pretty freaking awesome. In the morning we went to Bonty wreck. This is a sunken platform just off of Gili Meno. It is an awesome spot with corals growing all over. Also home to scorpion fish, stone fish and turtles.




The afternoon was Deep turbo. This was my second time at this dive site. The current here is ridiculous. I’m still not used to diving in current which literally drags you along. It doesn’t really give you much time to stop and look around. But there was still a turtle. The Gilis are completely turtle island. It is absolutely incredible how many there are. Makes me so happy to see them all. 
Day 129- Thursday 
Another Day off meant another day of napping, drinking and chilling. It was a late one last night so I must admit a 3 hour nap on a bean bag was a great way to spend my day. 

Day 130- Friday
And back to diving. Today started with a visit to seahorse bay. This is another site I have visited before. Again, we saw more seahorses. As well as the seahorses, we also saw a cuttlefish. This is the first time I have seen one. I’m not going to lie it was pretty exciting. Additionally there was a beautiful cuttlefish. This was pretty incredible to see.



The afternoon was back to Shark point. Last time I was here I saw more turtles then sharks, this time however we were privileged to see two massive white tip sharks. They were both about 1.5m long and were absolutely incredible. These are such beautiful misunderstood creatures. Unfortunately the ICUN has assessed the white tip reef shark as ‘near threatened’. This is because they are overfished for food and cannot reproduce quickly enough. It is such a shame because these animals truly are spectacular, to think that one day they may potentially not be around is absolutely heartbreaking.


So I must apologise. I have been completely slacking on the blog front. The truth is I have just been having so much fun that I haven’t had time to update it and due to the inconsistent WiFi and data service on the island this just takes even longer. When I haven’t been diving I have either been socialising, going out or sleeping. This is such a social place and always something going on. I have had the best time. 

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