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Dive #4: Castle Rock, Komodo, Indonesia

• Time: 53 minutes
• Max depth: 27 meters
• Temperature: 27 degrees Celsius
• Visibility: 20 meters
• Current: Light
• Slope coral
• Fish, etc.: Black Tip Shark (1.5 meters), White Tip Shark, Blue-Spot Ray, Lion Fish, Tuna, Trumpet Fish, Clam, Giant Sweet Lips Fish, Black Snapper, Giant Travelly, Blue Travelly.

We tried a new way of disembarking today. Instead of standing on the edge of the boat and jumping in, we sat down and tumbled backward. It works better because we don't have to stand with the awkward, heavy equipment.

From the surface of this dive, it looked like we were in the open ocean, but we saw the Castle Rock beneath the water as soon as we broke the surface.

We descended onto the coral surrounded by schools of fish. Immediately we saw several tuna and sharks. We rested on the rock for ten minutes, admiring the fish.

We had to be careful where we put our feet and hands because of the coral and fish. The coral breaks easily and can sting. The lion fish are well-camouflaged and their tentacles inject a painful toxin that would probably make me sick enough to not dive for a few days.

posted by Li at 3:51 AM