The town of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia; this is where we landed after six flights starting in Albuquerque and flying through Denver, Tokyo, Singapore, Jakarta, and Makassar
In Sorong; boarding a small boat or a three-hour tour, a three-hour tour, to an island called Pulau Pef
There be whales in these waters!
A passage between islands on the way to Pulau Pef
The path to through the jungle to our bungalow
This carving guards the path through the jungle to our bungalow on Pulau Pef.
One must wash their feet before entering the bungalow.
This flower arrangement was on our bed when we arrived on Pulau Pef.
The view north-west from our bungalow on Pulau Pef.
Indonesian style bath or mandi
Sunset
The dive guides planning the next day of diving.
Geese playing chess on Pulau Pef
The pier on the island of Pulau Pef. (Pulau means island in Indonesian, so saying Pulau Pef island is like saying Rio Grande river.)
The kitchen and dining room on Pulau Pef.
A shrimp (Vir colemani) in a bubble coral (Plerogyra sp.); photo taken in Raja Ampat, Indonesia; I used this web page to determine the species of shrimp http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/81/nr01/a04); see also the paper (Marin, I.N. & A. Anker, 2005. Two new species of the genus Vir Holthuis, 1952 from Vietnam (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae).—Arthropoda Selecta 14 (2): 117-128, figs 1-9)
View of Raja Ampat (four kings in Indonesian); looking south from the island of Groot Fam
A stop for a snack and a little off-gassing between dives
The view south-west from a small island off the coast of West Waigeo.
Ecsenius stigmatura or tailspot coral blenny, with a parasite. Distribution: West Pacific: Molucca and West Papua (Indonesia) and Philippines. Photo taken in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, I think the parasite is shaped like the head of the creature form the movie Alien.
Entrance to the village on the island of Arborek
Dolphins bidding us farwell as we head back to Sorong from Pulau Pef
The town of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia. This is where we landed after six flights starting in Albuquerque. We left here on a small boat for a three-hour tour (a three-hour tour) to an island called Pulau Pef.
Crossing Lembeh Strait.
Our bungalow on Pulau Lembeh.
A deck hand ready to pick up the mooring at a dive site deck hand ready to pick up the mooring at a dive site
