Yes, We Are Operating

The winds that have prevented diving in North Sulawesi’s Bunaken Marine Park part of this past week also affected Tomini Bay. Guests tell us that dive operators are transporting guests to the quieter waters of Lembeh Strait. Also, diving in the Togian Islands has been limited because of bad waves. Although the far point here is still being hit by waves, dive sites near Gorontalo City and an alternate location we use to the west have flat, calm water. Visibility is 12 - 15 meters. Water temperature has dropped to 27 degrees Celsius because of cold upwellings usually coinciding with the new moon. Guests today were thrilled to be able to dive and loved Gorontalo’s distinctive Salvador Dali sponges. One guest’s screams were clearly audible underwater when she finally saw the tiny (3 mm) purple-spotted pink shrimp discovered here among a certain type of bubble coral; it is not yet scientifically described.