M'sia Pulau Aur 11th May ~ 14th May 2006 *home*
1st Dive in 1 yr.. finally we
found a week with book-out time long enough for a trip.. just barely managed to
get seats..
Atlantis Bay's our favourite slacking resort.. 10 dives! yes.. we skipped both
night-dives..
Dive 1 - Telok Keador
16m 45min 200bar : 100bar Vis:15m
Dive 2 - Telok Jawa
17m 50min 210bar : 120bar Vis:15m
Dive 3 -Crocodile Rock 13m
45min 210bar : 150bar Vis:15m
Dive 4 - Pulau Pinang
19m 50min 180bar : 080bar Vis:12m
Dive 5 - Lang
Bay
18m 40min 200bar : 120bar Vis:10m
Dive 6 - Captain's Point 17m
50min 210bar : 110bar Vis:10m
Dive 7 - Rayner's Rock 28m
38min 190bar : 080bar Vis:08m
Dive 8 - House
Reef
15m 40min 180bar : 110bar Vis:05m
This cuttlefish was
really "up-close & personal"! swam into our camera several times..
in the end i guess we were more afraid of it..
in full-view was his beaks.. really splendid watching it change colours like a
kaleidoscope..
The Gobies were irresistible! with their 24/7 smile imprinted on their faces..
Bumped into a couple of turtles on this trip.. this particular wasn't afraid of
our presence.. *winkz*
Love the furry,
poofy, fluffy, pinkish finger corals.. sometime within a dive trip, i'd cave
into temptation and run my fingers thru their
polyps.. just a tiny wee section..
Lotsa nudibranches
& flabbelinas.. our favourite shot's the green one.. haven't seen this in
Aur before.. got a really grouchy face
like a grumpy old granny.. the rest are commonly spotted in Aur..
The maze corals so amaze-ing.. really intricate..
lotsa nice hard corals.. but without a wide-angle.. can't get a good shot
without
compromising the clarity.. The sun corals.. so vibrant.. 5yan6se..
This particular
species of Porcupine fish really reminds us of Rhea.. 1 of our CHHs.. 
Saw 2 pairs of lionfish this trip.. there's actually 2 of them in a rock
"cave".. but missed his mate cos the light wasn't
enough.. really magnificent looking...
Tribute to our 5 little ones we've missed so much, who undoubtedly missed us more: