Continuing to adjacent Satonda Island, the bearcat hunters amidst us had a bang of a time. Rare nudibranchs, all kinds of shrimps and crabs, Mushroom Coral Pipefish and, the stars of the show, Denise Pygmy Seahorses! Afore the nightdive, we watched the Fruit Bats aerial home to Sumbawa Island. Spectacular, with bags of them leaving, just if the sun sets every day.
On our way east, we chock-full at Gili Lawalaut for a breathtaking hike, with a august appearance of the Komodo Channel. Adjacent divesites Castle Rock and Bright Rock are a part of the best in the area, with huge schools of Surgeonfish, Unicornfish, Sweetlips, Snappers and Jackfish as able-bodied Grey Reef Sharks, Whitetip Sharks and a acceptable adventitious for an Eagle Ray or three.
A cruise to this breadth wouldn't be complete after a acreage bout on Komodo Island itself, aggravating to locate a Dragon - the better cadger in the world! They can be up to 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) - impressive! This cruise we were actual lucky, and begin a Dragon aural the aboriginal 10 account or so! Later in the afternoon, while anchored up at Rinca Island, we had several added Komodo Dragons on the bank just in foreground of us.
But the point of traveling here, into Horseshoe Bay, is to dive one of the top 10 divesites in the apple - Cannibal Rock!! The abode is just amazing, actually abounding of life!! Featherstars, Soft Corals, Sea Apples, Giant Frogfish, Zebra Crabs, Coleman Shrimps and all the Nudibranchs in the book. Anywhere you look, you'll acquisition something absorbing and unusual! The abode absolutely deserves its ranking!
Next morning we headed off to Manta Alley at the south-east bend of Komodo, and were greeted by 20-25 Mantas, all active agriculture abutting to the surface. Cracking dive, with absurd photo and video opportunities!
Another day of accomplished diving in the Komodo National Park, and we angled off this cruise with a brace of dives at Moyo Island afore canoeing into the dusk aback to anchorage at Bali with a admirable appearance of Lombok.
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