Advertisement
« previous next »
Coral bed  
   

Coral bed

Gili Trawangan's underwater coral world was badly damaged by fishermen who dynamited the waters in order to catch fish. Now the area is protected, the coral is regrowing, and the fish are returning, Gili Trawangan
Underwater Photography, 1st attempt

October 9th 2011
Spending our last day in Gili Trawangan, where we have had a 'diveful' time. We got out PADI Advanced Open Water diver's certificate, allowing us to dive down to 40m, and we took our first photos of these lovely species. We did see three reef sharks, but not when we had the camera, believe us if you want! For all sea lovers, learn to scuba dive, it's awesome! ... read more
Asia » Indonesia » Lombok » Gilli Trawangan

Indonesian Flag The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more
Advertisement
Tot: 0.044s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 9; qc: 11; dbt: 0.0178s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb