(Photos of the Lembeh Resort.) The pool at the Lembeh Resort offers a wonderful, cool place to relax after a day out in the sun and scuba diving.
Pool With a View is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
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Feb 17, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: boat, boats, buildings, chair, chaise, deck, dive, dive boat, dive shop, grass, Indonesia, island, Land & Air, landscaping, Lembeh, Lembeh Island, Lembeh Strait, lounge, North Sulawesi, palm, palm tree, path, patio, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, pool, resort, shop, strait, Sulawesi, The Lembeh Resort, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tree, tropic, tropical, umbrella, view, waterfront | Leave A Comment »
(Photos of Peacock Mantis Shrimp.) There are several types of mantis shrimp in the Lembeh Strait, and most are easy to see and not easily intimidated by divers. The so-called “peacock” or “harlequin” mantis shrimp is beautifully colored in brilliant blues, green, red, and orange.
What Are You? is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
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Feb 15, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: bottom, burrow, crustacean, dive, diving, eye, eye stalks, eyes, harlequin, harlequin mantis shrimp, Indonesia, Lembeh, Lembeh Strait, mantis, mantis shrimp, North Sulawesi, peacock, peacock mantis shrimp, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, sand, sandy bottom, scuba, shrimp, stomatopod, stomatopods, Sulawesi, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, u/w, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
(Two photos of common seahorses) Seahorses are pretty common in the Lembeh Strait. They are often seen just out on the sandy bottom, with nothing nearby to which they might plausibly attach.
Horses in the Sand is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
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Feb 10, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: bottom, common seahorse, dive, diving, floor, Indonesia, Lembeh, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, ocean, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, sand, scuba, sea, sea floor, sea horse, seahorse, sponge, Sulawesi, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tube sponge, u/w, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
(Two photos of common seahorses) Seahorses are pretty common in the Lembeh Strait. They are often seen just out on the sandy bottom, with nothing nearby to which they might plausibly attach.
Horses in the Sand is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
Images and text copyright © Rick Collier and thePhotoTourist. All rights reserved.
Feb 10, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: bottom, common seahorse, dive, diving, floor, Indonesia, Lembeh, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, ocean, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, sand, scuba, sea, seahorse, sponge, Sulawesi, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tube sponge, u/w, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
Close-up photos of a tiny blue-ringed octopus in the Lembeh Strait, together with the story of how our guide found it: My guide extended his (bare) finger and gently tapped on a small protuberance on the rock below us. The thing was no bigger than my thumb.
Blue Rings is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
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Feb 08, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: blue, blue ring, blue ring octopus, blue rings, blue-ringed, blue-ringed octopus, dive, diving, Indonesia, Lembeh, North Sulawesi, octopus, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, ring, scuba, scuba diving, Sulawesi, the Lembeh Strait, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, u/w, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
