Dive Log - Dirt Track

Location: Dirt Track
Date: 31st March 2009
Vis: 10 - 12 meters
Temperature: 28 degrees
Current: Strong Drift

Spotted: Maori Wrasse, Huge barracuda, and the biggest turtle that Dim has ever seen. The whole site was fish city

35 squid were also spotted at Dili Rock today

Juvi & Antonio Underwater

Juvi and Antonio work at Dive Timor and wanted to try Scuba Diving for themselves. With the help of Mauricio Borges (an already qualified Timorese diver) to translate, Carlos took them in the pool for thier first Confined Water session






Well done guys! Next stop, the Open Water.

New Certifications This Week

Congratulations to all the new students certified at Dive Timor this week




Katharine
Open Water

Rob - Advanced Open Water

DTL Dive Club March

Don't forget the DTL Dive Club on Monday the 30th of March. Send in your Cephalopod photos forthe monthly competition.

See you there

Welcome Dim

Dimitri (Dim) has been diving in East Timorese waters since October and has recently joined the DTL Team

Dim has a passion for water both on it and in it. As well as being a sailing teacher Dim is a PADI OWSI and can teach in French and English.

Dive Log - K41 & Bob's Rock

Location: K41
Date: 22nd March 2009
Vis: 15 - 20 meters
Temperature: 28 degrees
Current: None

Spotted: White Tip Reef Shark, Turtle and a huge Barracuda that seemed to grow in every telling if the story!

Location: Bob's Rock
Date: 22nd March 2009
Vis: 15 meters
Temperature: 28 degrees
Current: None

Spotted: Stonefish and 2 Yellow Leaf Scorpionfish

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Dive Log - Scary Crab, Tasi Tolu

Location: Scary Crab, Tasi Tolu
Date: 19th March 2009
Vis: Night
Temperature: 28 degrees
Current: Mild

Spotted: Pink Whiptail Ray, Banded Sea Snake, Pale Pink Common Seahorse, Ghost Pipefish, Yellow Juvenile Leaf Scorpionfish

Dive Log - Backside of Jesus

Location: Backside of Jesus

Date: 15th March 2009

Vis: 15 meters

Temperature: 29 degrees
Current: None

Spotted: Stonefish, clown triggerfish, Chromodoris kuniei nudibranch

We seem to be spotting more and more stonefish recently. As they can be deadly, check out the December 2008 posting on UWET http://uwet.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html which details the medical treatment. Thanks for the useful info Brian.

Dive Log - Dili Rock East

Location: Dili Rock East

Date: 13th - 14th March 2009

Vis: Day Low/Night

Temperature: 28-30 degrees

Current: Mild

Spotted: Pink frogfish, harlequin ghost pipefish, ornate pipefish, yellow/green leaf scorpionfish and Jorunna funebris nudibranch

Dive Log - Scary Crab

Location: Scary Crab, Tasi Tolu
Date: 13th March 2009
Vis: 10 meters
Temperature: 30 degrees
Current: Medium/Strong

Spotted:
Orangutan crab, white leaf scorpionfish, brown and yellow common seahorses

Dive Log - K41 Night Dive

Location: K41
Date: 11th March 2009
Vis: Night
Temperature: 28 degrees
Current: Mild
Moon: Full

Spotted:
Octopus, Squid, Carpet Flathead and Spanish Dancer

New Certifications This Week

Congratulations to all the new students certified at Dive Timor this week




Ash
Junior Open Water

JB - Nitrox Specialty

Greg
Open Water

New Certifications This Week

Congratulations to all the new students certified at Dive Timor Lorosae this week:



Silvio
Advanced Open Water

Javier - Advanced Open Water

Amon
Deep Speciality