For unknown reasons French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) don’t like our dive spots to much, you can see them occasionally, but not on every dive site.
French Angelfish like shallow coral reefs usually less the 15 feet (4.5 m) deep with natural shelters protecting them from nocturnal predators. They are living in pairs and are very territorial. Their reproduction spawning is usually in early mornings from April through September. They often interbreed with other Angelfish species producing hybrids sharing different markings…
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (March 13, 2009) -
Two UH-1 Iroquois helicopters swoop onto a building rooftop, kicking dust and debris up into the air, at Ciudad Del Niño during a day of training in March. The commandos, members of a Dominican Republic counter-terrorism unit known as Secretaria De Las Fuerzas Armadas Commando Especial Contra Terrorismo (SEFA-CT,) charge off the helicopters and rush into the building down misshapen stone steps. The…
What a surprise this morning, Octopus in Bayahibe Bay!!!
Well THE OCTOPUS - the eighth largest yacht in the world, owned by Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft. Built in 2003, it has permanent crew of 60 some of them former Navy Seals. There are seven boats, 10-man submarine, remote-controlled vehicle for crawling the bottom of the ocean and two helicopters on board. According to Dominican news Bill Gates of Microsoft is on board and Paul Allen might join…
The new cave we discovered in January is beautifull. Since not too many people know about it, the cave is still untouched, not damaged yet by anybody.
We met a great couple from Sweden and were teaching them to scuba dive. Some people want to take the course but don’t feel comfortable with all the new equipment on and lots of new things to do while under water. We make sure that they are introduced to the new environment slowly and safely.
After the first ocean dive everything was getting…
Trip to Saona Island, Mangroves and Piscina Natural is probably the most popular right now. We met a wonderful family from Santo Domingo with their Italian friends and had a great Saturday trip to our favorite spots.
The weather was great, kids had fun and everybody was tired that didn’t even want to go snorkeling to Bayahibe Bay at the end of the trip. Well next time.
And we had a new captain!!!! Captain Owen, come back soon:)
Canadian diver finds next stingray haven in Caribbean.
Dominican Republic, November 21, 2008 – Canadian diving instructor Vladi Heger has discovered a new stingray sanctuary on the eastern shore of the Dominican Republic. During one of many exploration dives near Bayahibe, Vladi discovered a natural breeding ground of sting rays. During the last few months Vladi and his crew have been searching for new and untouched dive spots for his scuba diving operation. He consulted with many local fishermen asking…
The diving and snorkeling trip on this beautiful Sunday, was probably the best trip ever.
We went for a dive to Tortuga, hoping to see again the nurse sharks that live there. I guess they went for a weekend trip too and we didn’t see any. The visibility was great, so even we didn’t see the sharks on this dive, we saw lots of big stingrays that were very friendly and let us watch them from a very close…
We do fun trips as well; not all trips we do have to be diving trips or boat trips. This time we went for a day trip to El Macao beach and Bavaro, east side of Dominican Republic.
Anybody who goes to El Macao beach for the first time is surprised by the magnificent and breathtaking view. Just as you come over the hill a beautiful beach comes out of nowhere and so far everybody we took…
November 6, 2008
A family of 11 from Norway was doing a road trip around Dominican Republic, spent some time on the north coast and then they came to see us to Bayahibe.
They wanted to have a nice day on the boat, so we took them to Saona Island, then to our favorite place Piscina Natural and they all loved it too as you can see from the pictures. They enjoyed the clear blue water of…
me dan las gracias despues! 
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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