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No. On this cruise, I saw the school at Suanggi. On the previous cruise, I saw the school at Run. I've also seen hammerhead schools at Serua, Manuk, Nil Desperandum, Karang Hatta in previous years.

Hi Inge. On this trip, I used a GoPro11 in an Isotta housing for two clips, the island and the selfie. The main camera that I used is a Sony A1 in a Nauticam housing. The GoPro11 and the Sony A1 are my two main cameras, but sometimes I only take the GoPro on a trip (such as Socorro 2024 and Galapagos 2024). I also have a Panasonic GH5 in a Nautican housing that I sometimes. substitute for the Sony A1.

@@wksgonediving8154 Hi WK, thank you so much for your answer! At the moment I am looking fo a new camera, this helps me a lot, as I see, how nice your videos are- great colours- surely the Sony in that case. Wishing you further lots of joy! Big hugs, Inge

The Sony A1 is a great camera. I absolutely love it. Big hug, WK

Yes. Flounders eat octopuses.

Thanks Muriel and Patrick!

You probably want to have sufficient experience to be comfortable in currents.

Depends on the type of shark. Scalloped hammerheads eat fishes, rays, squids, etc. Whale sharks eat plankton and krill.

It is incredible how the food chain works. They find so much food to strive, I rarely see a squid or ray.

Thanks!

Glad you liked it.

Thanks Bonnie. It was great diving with you again. I'm looking forward to another trip with you soon.

Many thanks

Absolutely

Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks. You are most welcome.

20 dives over 6 diving days.

Wow, good eyes . Excellent shots.

All the animals shown when there is background music are nudibranch, which are sea slugs.

Thanks

Thank you

Hi. For this Socorro video, I used a GoPro 11 in an Isotta housing without any video lights. For wide angle during the daytime, I prefer to use ambient light.

Male to Gan

The first animal is a marine iguana.

I see. Haven't seen u in Luxe lately. Must be busy.

I've been in, but I don't usually spend more than five minutes there.

Many thanks

I used a GoPro11 mainly because I went to Socorro immediately before and did not want to take a big camera housing into Mexico due to the Mexican customs scam involving underwater camera housings. I will not name the LOB as I do not recommend it. That LOB was one of the worst that I have been on. No choice of how eggs are cooked for breakfast. Food for all meals served on a plate without choice of any sort. Cooking was also not good. The crew washed dive gear at the end of the trip but did it badly. There was still water in my BC and it tasted salty so I rinsed it out myself. And much more... The diving was good, but not really thanks to the guide. It was Galapagos and diving those sites from any boat would have resulted in a similar experience. In fact, I was quite unimpressed by the guide's knowledge.

I'm getting old. Have to live while I still have time.....

@@wksgonediving8154 exactly, live is today! And btw, it keeps you young at the same time 🥰

Hi. Both periods are good, but temperatures are different. Warm in Nov/Dec and colder in Mar. The Nautilus Explorer is OK, but has more guests than the Solmar V, which is also OK, but the Solmar V has the added advantage of alcoholic drinks being included. I prefer to go on the Nautilus Explorer because it has a solo cabin that is larger than the solo cabin on the Solmar V, which I find to be too cramped. Your priorities may well differ from mine. I've also heard good things about Valentina.

Thank you so much for your advice! Looking forward to seeing more of your amazing videos 😊

I should add that I cannot give an unqualified recommendation for Nautilus because the company does some things that are quite unorthodox. For example, I booked Nautilus Explorer for the Sea of Cortez last year and Nautilus switched boats on me putting me on Nautilus Undersea without my consent. To me, the Undersea is an inferior LOB to the Explorer. Also google "Shark dive operator brings libel suits against clients".

Thanks. I got lucky.

I don't recall any size difference between hammerheads in Banda and Socorro.

Tiger was at San Benedicto

Hi Jo, I don't think they were playing with something. It was more like some sort of socialising behaviour.

I remember meeting you. Thanks again for the assistance with the child proof water dispenser.

Water was about 23 to 24 C. Wetsuits used by divers on the trip ranged from 1mm to 7mm. One French diver did all dives only a wetsuit top, prefering to just use swim shorts without a wetsuit bottom over the swim shorts.

I got lucky

There are many reasons why I dive regularly, including weight management. I also don't have too many years left so I have to squeeze all the living in whilst I have the chance. Hence my bucket list diving.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you like it.

Hi. Thanks for watching my holiday videos. All is well with me. Hope you are well too.

It is a Wonderpus at 4:57

@@wksgonediving8154 , thanks for the clarification.

I've dived with SMC three times and have one more trip booked with them this year. I guess that is a recommendation in itself. Do note that SMC does 3 tank dives.

@@wksgonediving8154 thank you so much WK!!! Yes, thats an obvious answer 🥰 happy diving and who knows- meeting again 🥰

Thanks. An Ng who runs SMC knows nudies like nobody else that I have met.

Thank you very much!

I got lucky. More things around during this time than during my previous trips there.

It is an amazing place.

Thanks. Glad you like it.

You are most welcome. Glad yuou like it.

As do I!

Lots of creatures in Lembeh.

thanks

Yes

Thank you. Glad you like it.