Small critters and large grouper at Klein Bonaire

Another day in paradise - a couple of boat dives at Klein Bonaire, at divesites Hands off and Just a nice dive drifting towards Jerrys Reef (or Turle haven..) Although we managed to see no turtle today, still beautiful - especially lucky with little shrimp on purple and orange coral/anemone. Very little current today so managed to get a few good shots passing by. Including pictures from last week visit to Jerrys reef when we had a VERY nice turtle encounter. 

Not much time for blogging under water...

Since we can't stay out of the water, the blog is suffering.., Been busy (20 dives so far...) - but here's the highlights from our last dive today - at Something special, just across the road from Gooodive dive shop + a nice turtle encounter this morning at Cliff. Twice we've been out looking for this odd creature and finally it paid off - frogfish - one yellow and one pink. Tiny creatures and masters of camuflage you need to know where too look. The photographers reward when you finally find them - they just sit still and pose!

A thousand steps

Jumping in at Oil Slick Leap in the morning - drying up and exhaling nitrogen at beach at A thousand steps - then into water to stock up on nitrogen -  and going up a thousand steps in the afternoon, - not really thousand steps but carrying dive equipment all the way up the steep stairs it may feel like..
Trying out some macro today - christmas tree worms and tiny fish - blenny peaking out of a small hole and a little filefish-baby hiding in the coral grass gardens amongst photo subjects. And some coral landscapes - will find my wideangle lens tomorrow - difficult to get all  in, especially when Stein sneaks in in every photo.... Got a few good shots of his brain though....
And a couple of barracuda :) Also we saw a Palometa - but unfortunately not framed in a picture..

Drifting against the current in Washington Slagbai...

Out with the boat the whole day to go diving in Washington Slagbai National Park - far north on the island. Goood day out  with one dive at Playa Funchi, the other at Carls vision. Quite unpredictable currents so on the first dive we had a proper work-out paddling against the current... Difficult to take good pictures, but ONE good picture makes us happy :) Kelly spotted a couple of crabs and Costeau framed one of them nicely :)
Also - we met our first fellow norwegian viking diver on the boat - in all the years we've been here we've met no other norwegians...

It's lobster night!

Maybe it was the full moon - tonight the lobsters were coming out of their holes and walking the reef of Tolo/Ol Blue. As the sun set we entered the water with our torches ready for some critters and exitement, hoping for octopus+++++. No octopus, but still - great nightdive - apart from lobsters some large and beautiful basket stars. During the day the basket stars are curled up in a ball, but at nigh they hang and spread their "arms" out to feed on whatever passes by (not us...). And when the flash light up the reef at night - great colours!
And - we spotted and killed some lionfish ;)