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A School in North Sulawesi
24 October 2009
We spent a most interesting day with Simone Gerritsen and her kids from her school Kehidupan Anda or “Your Life.” The goal of Project “Kehidupan Anda” is to improve the education of the children in the village Tongkeina and the surrounding villages.
We visited the school, which is a stone’s throw away from Thalassa [...]
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Funae Fishing Skipjack Tuna
23 October 2009
N1 45.136 E124 31.782 – Rakit
This day was a walk down memory lane. Eight years ago, when we were finalizing our shoot for our book Sulu Sulawesi Seas for WWF, we spent five midnights to mornings with the funae fishermen of Bunaken Island.
Their hard work started when they bought live anchovies in Tanawango [...]
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Diving Bunaken and Mucking Around Manado
20 – 24 October 2009
N1 35.560 E124 46.199 – Bunaken Island
N1 34.532 E124 48.592 – Thalassa Dive Center
Off we went with the tireless Simone Gerritsen of Thalassa Dive Center in Manado to explore Bunaken and the surrounding islands as well as the under-appreciated mainland Manado. We knew to expect the steep wall dives of Bunaken [...]
The Batuna Family
18 October 2009
N1 27.604 E124 45.671 – Murex Dve Resort
About 15 years ago, Yogi dove and dove and dove for two straight months with Murex Dive Resort and Liveaboard in North Sulawesi. During this period, he contracted dengue fever and got a special visit from Murex’s very owner, the gentle, soft-spoken Dr. Batuna. His verdict [...]
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The Coral Reefs of Buyat Bay
15 – 17 October 2009
N0 50.831 E124 42.464
A relatively unknown dive destination not far from Lembeh is slowly getting its share of the limelight. Buyat Bay is about five hours from Manado located south of Lembeh. It used to be a gold mining operation that shut down recently. Now the mining facility’s skeleton staff are [...]
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