We have just completed our first week of adventure in Sulawesi at Tasik Ria Resort. We had a fabulous 6 days of diving. Bunaken National Park is a nice mixture of wall dives, sloping reefs, and muck diving. There are a large number and variety of fish here including: monster Napolean wrasse, and massive schools of Butterfly Fish - a cascade of brilliant yellow pouring over sheer walls into an indigo abyss. Every day we encountered a multitude of new and amazing critters like: the Pegasus Sea Moth (looks like a Sea horse with wings), the Crocodile snake eel, and the most exotic Sea Cucumber I’ve ever seen – I dubbed it the Warrior Sea Cucumber.
The staff at Tasik Ria are all warm and friendly and are quick to attend to any needs or requests. The resort is in a lovely tropical garden setting and the sunsets from the jetty bar are breathtaking. The weather has been a mixture of sun and some tropical afternoon and evening showers. The day before we left, we got to experience a real toad choker of a tropical downpour. That day we got to wade through ankle deep puddles around the resort.
Today we head out to Tangkoko Nature Preserve to see Macaque Monkeys, and the Tarsier Monkey (words smallest primate). This will be a night hike in the jungle, as that’s when the little guys come out to feed. From there we move on to the Minihasa Highlands to see some local culture, markets, and mountain lakes. Stay tuned for the next blog highlights that will include reviews and photos of Tangkoko and Minihasa.
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