The Leopard Shark

This is the leopard shark a.k.a. Zebra shark because it has black and white stripes when it is a juvenile. This is one of 3 leopard sharks which we were so fortunate to see during our dive at North Point. Out of 3 groups, our group were the ones who managed to see these slick swimming sharks thanks to our experienced dive guide Tuk. He decided bring us out into the blue hoping to see the big stuff.

This particular one was actually swimming with another one before it turned around and landed here to hangout. It was a great moment.

After taking pictures of this fella we headed back to our boat. Visibility on this dive was an amazing 40 metres. On the way back, again we saw another leopard shark right at the bottom of the seabed. This time it was a full grown 11 and a half feet in length. We were at about 20 metres when we saw this fella 20 metres or more below us. Crazy! Its dark silhouette appearing so clearly way beneth us looked so cool you have no idea.

We saw a lot of new, interesting & rare marine life this trip but this really was the highlight for us.

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Dive Master Trainee Bob With The Leopard Shark

Bob's from Serbia. He's like the only person I know from Serbia. He's also quite a chatter box which is a good thing coz its his job to talk to new divers that he meets everyday.

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Loads Of Baby Barracudas

This was during our wreck dive. Everything is swimming up close to your face its awesome I tell ya.

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Emperor Angel Fish

This is one of my favorites. The juvenile emperor angel. These fishes are dark blue with electric blue and white rings and when they grow up they have blue and yellow stripes. The juveniles like this one is way more stunning than the adults which are pretty common. These juveniles are rare from what I heard so if you see one, get a good look at it.

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Ribbon Tail Eel

We had to go down 30 metres just to look for these fellas.. wtf! Anyway it was worth it. These eels often go back into the sand if u get to close. Then you gotta wait for them to come back out so you can get a good shot.

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Nudibranch

The other nudibranch which we spotted during our wreck dive. This is my first time seeing one of these as well. Its so difficult to keep track on the nudi's coz there's just so many types around the world. There's always a new one to look for wherever you dive. This one stood out clearly on the wreck.
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Scorpion Fish

Scorpion fishes are perfectly camouflage creatures. These guys are also related to the most venomous fish species in the ocean such as the lionfish & the stone fish. They are very difficult to spot so we divers have to be extremely careful & that we don't make any contact with them. Nevertheless they don't normally move as quickly as other fishes so picture taking can be easy.

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Our Tent

This is the tent we stayed in for a night on Donald Duck Bay. They are good tents I must say. Sleeping bags and pillows are also provided.

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Cleaner Shrimp & Giant Starfish

This is far the most exotic star fish I've ever seen in my life so far and the round part in the middle is actually pinkish red but you can't see in this picture. This giant star fish also eats other star fishes and mussels. I just found out all this infomation from ATSY.

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Female Spotted Box Fish & Bumphead Parrot Fish

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Emma The Moray Eel

Lucky for us Emma was home before she decided to go for a swim. We were right on time. Very friendly moray because she often comes out to greet divers.

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Fresh Common Spiny Lobster

So tempted to catch this for dinner. This lobster prolly had jetlag coz he was out during our afternoon dive.

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Colorful Nudibranch

This is one of 2 Nudibranches we manage to spot during our wreck dive. Don't be deceived by the picture though coz it was actually very small. It was my first time seeing this kinda nudi. I'm a big fan of nudi's by the way so you'll get to see many different types later on. I'll make my way to Lembeh, Indonesia to get more pics of these fellas since its one of the best places in the world for micro stuff.

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Cabbage Like Corals

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Me Going Through A Channel

This was a pretty wide channel.

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Thousands Of Glass Fishes a.k.a. IKAN BILIS

The schools of glass fish are amazing. The way they move together and create a passage way for a diver when you slowly swim closer to them.

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Peacock Mantis Shrimp

This shrimp is called the peacock mantis shrimp because of its colors. They can fold themselves up making them look like a peacock. They are very colorful. These fellas have shades of browns to bright striking colors on them however divers should be very careful when taking pictures of them. Their powerful claws are used as their defense. The shrimps claws are so powerful that they can crack an aquarium glass with a single strike. So divers becareful of your cameras.

The speed of their strike is equivalent to a 22 caliber bullet so you won't see those claws coming at you. While I was taking pictures with my camera at the time, I never knew all these things. I went so close to these guys to get close up shots. I got good shots but unfortunately I lost my camera on my last day of diving.

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Sunset From Donald Duck Bay

Words can't describe how beautiful the sunset was from the beach. The best part is all the tourist already left the island so it was just ATSY & myself. The whole beach was ours. At night it was pretty damn dark though but we were prepared with our power pack dive torches.

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Hermit Crab

I spotted this little fella walking around on the beach. He was making his way back into the water but he had a long way.

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Donald Duck Bay

As you can see the water is crystal clear. Visibility during our dives are mostly 20-30 metres. Occationally we had 40 metres vis which is freakin wicked!

Look at the picture with ATSY's feet. I shit you not the sand is just like powder. I have been to loads of beaches & I can honestly tell you the sand's texture on Donald Duck Bay is the finest I've ever felt. The beach is so well taken care of even though tourist come here on a daily basis for day trips. I'll be back!

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