Third Day at Lembeh, Three day dives and a dusk dive May 4, 2026

Our first dive of the day was at a site called Sarena North. Some photos from this dive are below, to see more, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ficj18B9fkP21Xjd8 A Sea Dragon Nudibranch, below:

A really cool, transparent with tiny polka dots, Eggshell Shrimp, named for the two white "egg shells" on its exoskeleton, sitting comfortably in its sea anemone. Below:

A large, 6-7 inch, beautiful Peacock Mantis Shrimp was out actively hunting. Below:

A Spiny Devilfish, below:

A beautiful Broadclub Cuttlefish, about 8 inches long, below:

This Wunderpus Octopus was quite patient with us but eventually retreated into a burrow which flushed out this Mantis Shrimp with eggs which patiently posed for photos. Below:

A Thorny Sea Horse, about 4-5 inches long, below:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tLW7jWzeVuZhrEso7 Our second dive was at AER Bajo 3, some photos from this dive below, to see more please go to: AER Bajo 3 https://photos.app.goo.gl/Pqh2MJ1SYpAMY4tA6 Flying Gunard (they don't fly, the beautiful wings are for display). Below:

We saw a pair of very patient, and confident in their camouflage, Giant Frogfish, difficult to photograph well with may narrow field macro lens because they were around 10 inches high. Below:

We saw a passing school of Shrimpfish, which swim vertically and are about 4-5 inches long. Below:

A beautiful nudibranch, below:

I saw and photo'd much more on this dive, go to link above to see more. Our third dive of the day was at Pulan Abach 2. I finally was successful seeing and photographing Harlequin Shrimp. Some photos from this dive below, to see more, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/B9ALVVnxxKBzfKGJA Below: A selection of Harlequin Shrimp photographs

An equally difficult to photograph Tiger Shrimp, below:

A Pygmy Cuttlefish, below:

Our fourth dive of the day was a dusk dive at TK3. Below are some photos from this dive outing, to see more, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qDWVMe4EZyCicmeM8 Our excellent dive guide, Obo'k, does a summary of the creatures he's shown us after every dive. Below is his list from our dive at TK3.

A Stargazer, below:

A beautiful Coconut Octopus, below:

A Long Arm Octopus, below:

Below: A Robust Ghost Pipe Fish, around 3 inches long.

A Hermit Crab with a well decorated shell. Below:

A beautiful crab munching away. Below:

Lembeh Resort, second day, three day dives and a dusk dive (post retirement dives 917,18,19,20) May 3, 2026

Our second day we dived at Kungkungan Bay, Pulan Abadi 1, Sarena Began, and a dusk dive at Aer Prang 3. These dives were all "muck" dives which means they were not on coral reefs but on sand, coral rubble, and sediment. All these photos were made using my 60 mm Canon macro lens and my trusty T2i Rebel DSLR camera, circa 2010, and twin strobes. Below are some select photos from the dive at Kungkungan Bay, to see more, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/79PZDVSfPNAyogao6 A Sea Dragon Nudibranch, you can see our excellent dive guide, Obo'k's probe, helping me spot and focus on it. Below:

Below: An Orangutang Crab, the fuzzy multilegged creature hanging on soft coral, if you look closely you may see his white eye. Below:

A beautiful nudibranch, species tbd, below:

Mushroom coral with beautiful transparent shrimp. Below:

A beautiful 1 inch long juvenile file fish. Below:

Below: A wonderful nudibranch well camouflaged to match the pebbly ground it is crossing.

Below: The first Wunderpus Octopus of the trip.

Our second dive was at a site called Pulan Abadi 1. Some photos from this dive below, to see more, go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/VFW89gve24yitG6PA A 3/4 inch Whip Coral Goby, below:

Below: A beautiful nudibranch

I love to capture photos of fish at cleaning stations, a challenge shooting with the narrow angle macro lens. A beautiful snapper gets attended to by a cleaner wrasse, below:

Below: The face of a 2 ft Crocodile fish and a closeup of one of its amazing eyes.

Our next dive was at a site called Sarena Begar. Some photos from this dive below, to see more, go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/A2ynaDoczV2ve27DA A beautiful juvenile Broadclub cuttlefish patiently hovered while being photographed. Below:

Below: A strange Tozeuma Shrimp

Below: Tiger Shrimp, about 1/4 inch long. Their complex structure makes them very difficult to take a sharp picture of, I almost got one...

Below: A Porcelain Crab shelters in its Sea Anemone with its Anemonefish roomates.

Another wondrous Wunderpus Octopus, two in one day! Below:

Our final dive of the day was called a "Dusk Dive", our boat, Andrea, departs at 5:15 pm, just before sunset. By the time we actually splash to begin out dive, about 30 minutes later, it is indeed dusk above the water but swiftly become dark as night down below. These dives feature the transition from daylight to nocturnal creatures out and about, so, for instance, octopus are frequently sighted beginning their night of hunting. The dive site for this dive was called Aer Prang 3, below are a few photos from this excellent dive, to see more, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Keh1SxYq8vS1BQs1A Below: Ornate Ghost Pipe Fish

Weedy Rhinopias Scorpionfish, below:

A beautiful Flatworm, below:

A Coconut Octopus sheltering in a clam shell. Below:

The Coconut Octopus emerged from his clam shell shelter, went for a walk carrying the clam shell, then returned to sheltering in the clam shell because of too much attention from me and my flashing strobes. Below:

Below: A Snapping Shrimp, in focus, with the Shrimp Goby that offers him early warning by sharing his burrow, out of in Bokeh (out of focus) due to the limited depth of field of my macro lens.

Popcorn Shrimp on soft coral, below:

A large Stargazer Snake Eel startled me by suddenly erupting out of the sand. Below:

What a fantastic end to a second day of great diving from Lembeh Resort!