{"id":10504,"date":"2016-03-28T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/petitesbullesdailleurs\/?p=10504"},"modified":"2024-11-03T03:11:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T02:11:23","slug":"plonger-triton-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plonger-triton-bay-20160328\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabulous dives under Triton Bay coconut trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\"Above all, don't stay under the coconut trees\", <\/em>I'm told when I arrive at Triton Bay. Yes, the biggest danger here is getting hit on the head by a coconut!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A long trip (again)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10550\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Triton Bay Divers resort beach on Aiduma Island. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-corinne-pics.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beach at the Triton Bay Divers resort on Aiduma Island (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the island of Aiduma and the resort <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tritonbaydivers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triton Bay Divers<\/a>where I landed on March 8, 2016, at midday, after a 40-hour journey from Rennes, in Brittany... Yes, some people think I'm a bit crazy to make such a journey, just to photograph fish and possibly get coconuts on my head... \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Triton Bay <em>(Teluk Triton)<\/em> is located in the extreme east of the Indonesian archipelago, in the province of West Papua. From Europe, it is the end of the world. It is here (zoom in \/ out the Google Map to see better) :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2039547.790628904!2d132.31431069968812!3d-3.22702005272576!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x2d35b853a311a1cf%3A0x11afe8cc11c2253!2sAiduma+Island!5e0!3m2!1sfr!2str!4v1459058433702\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight schedule went off without a hitch or any notable delays: Paris - Istanbul - Jakarta for the first international leg to Indonesia (on Turkish Airlines).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then Jakarta - Ambon - Fak-Fak - Kaimana, on <a title=\"Say Your Prayers on Lion Air (bis)\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/invocation-card-prayers-lion-air-indonesia-20130602\/\">Lion Air<\/a> and its subsidiaries (Batik Air and Wings Air) for domestic flights. From Jakarta, it couldn't be simpler or more direct...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Updated: April 2017.<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;The national company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.garuda-indonesia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garuda Airlines<\/a> now serves Kaimana airport, with flights from Ambon, six days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10545\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"We approach, I do not hold it anymore! (Indonesia, West Papua, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-triton-bay-arrival.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We're getting close, I can't take it anymore! (Indonesia, West Papua, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10546\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The little cuckoo from Wings Air pours its passengers on the tarmac of Kaimana airport. (Indonesia, West Papua, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-arrival.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wings Air's little cuckoo bird spills its passengers onto the tarmac at Kaimana Airport (Indonesia, West Papua, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10547\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The &quot;gleaming&quot; Kaimana airport. (Indonesia, West Papua, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/03-kaimana-airport.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The \"gleaming\" Kaimana airport (Indonesia, West Papua, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10548\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Nice, the welcome committee in Kaimana! (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-pics.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nice welcome committee in Kaimana! (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After landing in Kaimana, the \"capital\" of the region, I only have an hour and a half of boat ride to reach Aiduma Island and its coconut trees, in the Triton Bay... Phew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to Triton Bay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturally, I'm delighted to arrive at last. And to discover my new \"home\" for a dozen days... I tread the sand, soft underfoot, dazzled by the beauty of this little cove nestling under coconut palms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10555\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Triton Bay Divers resort beach on Aiduma Island. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/06-triton-bay-beach.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beach at the Triton Bay Divers resort on Aiduma Island (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But I'm already being warned, with benevolent insistence: don't hang around in the shade of the flippers! It's dangerous. <em>\"We regularly remove coconuts from the trees near the beach,<\/em> explains Jimmy, from the resort&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tritonbaydivers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Triton Bay Divers<\/a>. <em>But there's always more. So don't stay just below it...\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is no joke. Throughout my stay, the sound of a coconut landing on the ground without warning will startle me many a time. Coconuts are big and heavy. And when it falls, it can hurt a lot...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But after such a long journey, this Papuan island feels like a well-deserved paradise. A lovely beach of fine white sand. A few wooden bungalows facing out to sea. A dense jungle-covered hill behind. The sea and coral in front... It's magnificent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10506\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Waala Beach, the beautiful beach of Triton Bay Divers, on the island of Aiduma. March 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-10506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-corinne-pics.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The shade of coconut trees stretches across Waala Beach, the lovely beach at Triton Bay Divers resort on Aiduma Island (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"To the right of the bungalows, the small dive center and the boats. (Aiduma, Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-11873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/02-triton-bay-resort-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">To the right of the bungalows, the small dive center and the boats. (Aiduma, Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10557\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach.jpg\" alt=\"The beach, the turquoise water and the shade of the coconut trees ... (Triton Bay Divers, Aiduma Island, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/07-triton-bay-beach-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beach, the turquoise water and the shade of coconut trees... (Aiduma Island, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outstanding Biodiversity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I wanted to immerse myself in nature, away from it all, and I've got it! There's no mobile network here. As for the Internet, well... I might as well forget about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lobo, the nearest village, is on the coast of Papua, three quarters of an hour by boat from the island of Aiduma. The coast is wild, with spectacular karst cliffs. Here and there, a few fishermen's \"camps\". Here I am, \"forced\" to disconnect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10571\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The karst cliffs, typical of the Triton Bay landscape. (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/05-triton-bay-limestone.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The karst cliffs, typical of the Triton Bay landscape. (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At dawn and dusk, I learn to tame the thousand strange noises - cries, whistles and crackles - coming from the surrounding vegetation. It's a paradise for insects and birds (toucans and white cockatoos being the most visible). Early one morning, I even catch a glimpse of the tail of a <a title=\"The eyes of the baby cuscus\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/baby-cuscus-indonesia-halmahera-20130427\/\">couscous<\/a> on top of a potentially killer coconut tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it's for nature underwater that I've come this far. Like <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/raja-ampat-diving-travel-tips-20130303\/\">Raja Ampat<\/a>Further north, Triton Bay is considered a \"hot spot\" of biodiversity in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Far from the tourist itineraries and still little known, this bay was explored by marine biologists from the organization <a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Conservation International<\/a>&nbsp;in 2006. Here, they have observed the astonishing walking shark, endemic to the region, and recorded numerous rare or new species of fish, crustaceans and coral. A veritable&nbsp;<em>\"cash factory<\/em>they say, about the waters that give rise to so many new forms of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014, the scientists of the Lengguru expedition returned to explore the region. Arte is broadcasting a documentary about their adventure in these months of June and July 2016:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/leditiondusoir\/2016-06-24\/papouasie-au-coeur-dun-monde-perdu-9ee74879-58f0-46c2-a3b2-387b20a7a79e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u2192 Papua, in the heart of a lost world<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2008, the Kaimana region established a 6,000 square kilometer marine protected area in the waters of Triton Bay. To dive there, you must pay an entry fee of 500,000 Rp (around \u20ac40). As in Raja Ampat, in exchange you'll be given a badge to hang on your stab (stabilizing vest).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10559\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay.jpg\" alt=\"Soft corals proliferate in the waters of Triton Bay. (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/17-triton-bay-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soft corals proliferate in the waters of Triton Bay. (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The huge coral tables of Batu Jatuh. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20-triton-bay.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The huge coral tables of Batu Jatuh. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10610\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Profusion at Stumpy Rock ... (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/87-triton-bay-bis.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Profusion at Stumpy Rock ... (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The surface interval between the two morning dives is on one of the small sandy coves of Triton Bay. (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/08-triton-bay-interval.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The surface interval between the two morning dives is on one of the small sandy coves of Triton Bay (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30-triton-bay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" data-id=\"10565\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30-triton-bay-750x1125.jpg\" alt=\"A swarm of glass fish. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30-triton-bay-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30-triton-bay-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30-triton-bay-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30-triton-bay-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30-triton-bay-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30-triton-bay-770x1155.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30-triton-bay.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/34-triton-bay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" data-id=\"10566\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/34-triton-bay-750x1125.jpg\" alt=\"Soft multicolored corals. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/34-triton-bay-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/34-triton-bay-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/34-triton-bay-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/34-triton-bay-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/34-triton-bay-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/34-triton-bay-770x1155.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/34-triton-bay.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diving at Triton Bay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Triton Bay lived up to my expectations: on the diving side, exceptional, incredibly rich and well-preserved seabeds; on the ambience side, a very peaceful, very relaxing vacation, far from the tourist crowds and the madness of the world...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But to be honest, I don't think it's a destination for all divers. At Triton Bay, the waters are laden with nutrients, resulting in a spectacular profusion of underwater biodiversity. The downside is extremely variable visibility, in water that's often more green than blue: from mediocre (5m) to decent (15m) for inland sites, from good (20m) to excellent (25m and more) for sites further out towards the open sea. And it's always changing with the weather, which is also highly variable, even on the same day...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10572\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Here, rain is coming! (Aiduma Island, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/14-corinne-pics.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here, rain is coming! (Aiduma Island, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, every day we have to adapt our choice of dive sites and type of dive, depending on the sea, sky and tide conditions... And my daily dilemma as a photographer, at breakfast time, is to decide which lens to fix on the bottom of the boat. <a title=\"Photo &amp; Scuba\u00a0: My Gear\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/equipment-underwater-photo\/\">my device<\/a> fisheye or macro?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10585\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-400x533.jpg\" alt=\"Today, I put the macro lens to photograph the &quot;little&quot;. (Triton Bay, March 2016)\" class=\"wp-image-10585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/01-corinne.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Today, I put on the macro lens to photograph \"small\". (Triton Bay, March 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Yes, it's hard to make such serious decisions on vacation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You also need to be aware that, apart from diving, swimming and a trip to the nearby villages, there's not much to do in the area. So it's best to be in a contemplative mood, preferably with a passion for underwater photography and a childlike sense of wonder at nature's treasures, to fully appreciate Triton Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoyed the downy forests of black coral, the explosion of bright colors in the soft corals, the huge tables of hard coral, the hunting jacks, the giant whirlpools of fusiliers and surgeons, the gaterins, <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wobbegong-requin-raja-ampat-20120607\/\">carpet sharks (wobbegongs)<\/a>, swarms of glass fish, <a title=\"Shy as a pygmy seahorse\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/pygmy-seahorse-triton-bay-20160508\/\">seahorses-pygmies galore<\/a>The list goes on and on... and there are dolphins often spotted from the boat, and even whales (once)...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's also worth noting that diving at Triton Bay should not be considered during our summer. This is the season of the eastern monsoon (which runs roughly from mid-June to mid-September). The region is then very exposed to the winds, and sea conditions are not suitable for diving. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tritonbaydivers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Triton Bay Divers Resort<\/a> closed during the summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10574\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"My friend the carpet shark, aka &quot;wobbegong&quot;. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, maes 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/24-triton-bay.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My friend the carpet shark, aka \"wobbegong\". (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10573\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Visi is bad? No problem, there&#039;s enough to do with the &quot;little&quot; ... (Pygmy Seahorses, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, maes 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/91-triton-bay.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The vision is bad ? No problem, there's plenty to do with the \"little one\"... (Pygmy seahorses, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10575\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Nudibranchs abound in Triton Bay. (West Papua, Indonesia, maes 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/15-triton-bay.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nudibranchs abound in Triton Bay. (West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My only regret is that there was no <em>bagans<\/em> during my stay. These mobile fishing platforms, which haul in nets overflowing with anchovies or other small fish for bait, attract whale sharks, which come to feed around the catch (as at Cenderawasih Bay, another well-known destination for divers in West Papua).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can then immerse yourself alongside these gentle giants of the sea (<a title=\"The Mexican Whale Shark&#039;s Huge Mouth is Worth the Trip\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/whale-shark-mexico-20140720\/\">as I had done in Mexico<\/a>) and admire them very closely. I won't have the opportunity to do it this time... Too bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Away from it all<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The little resort <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tritonbaydivers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Triton Bay Divers<\/a>&nbsp;where I spent a dozen days is brand new, having opened in February 2015. It's the first and (for now) only diving facility in the Kaimana region, where tourism is still virtually non-existent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10578\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The Triton Bay Divers resort has only four bungalows. Two more must be built soon. (Aiduma Island, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/26-corinne-pics.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Triton Bay Divers resort has only four bungalows for guests. Two more must be built soon. (Aiduma Island, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The Triton Bay Divers beach, a windy day and great sun. (Aiduma Island, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/09-corinne-pics.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Triton Bay Divers beach, a windy day. (Aiduma Island, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10577\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The small diving center of Triton Bay Divers, at the very end of the row of bungalows. (Aiduma Island, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10-corinne-pics.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The small dive center of Triton Bay Divers. (Aiduma Island, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/raja-ampat-diving-travel-tips-20130303\/\">Raja Ampat<\/a>in 2012, I am particularly interested in diving in West Papua, located in the heart of the mythical&nbsp;<a title=\"At the heart of the coral triangle\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/coral-triangle-raja-ampat-misool-20160201\/\">Coral Triangle<\/a>. The remote Triton Bay was a dream of mine, and for a long time seemed inaccessible. Until 2014, there was only the option of diving cruises (which were few and far between, and most of them in the very high-end category). So when I heard about this resort project, I jumped at the chance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tritonbaydivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">their Facebook page<\/a>even before they opened. As the months went by, I followed the construction and landscaping of the site, the purchase of the boats, the arrival of the first customers... all the while keeping in the back of my mind the idea of visiting one day soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind this crazy project to open a diving resort in such a remote location are Lisa, an Englishwoman who grew up in Hong Kong, and Jimmy, a Canadian of Chinese origin who lived in Taiwan. Both diving professionals, they dreamed of one day opening their own center and joined forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Addition.<\/strong> <\/span>I put you below a video shot in 2017 by the videographer and underwater photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karstenheinrich.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Karsten Heinrich<\/a>where Lisa explains what makes Triton Bay different from Raja Ampat, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Triton Bay Divers\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Jn2zYl7hP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The motto of the resort <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tritonbaydivers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Triton Bay Divers<\/a>is <em>\"remote but worth it\"<\/em>. In short: it's super far from everything, but it's worth it! I can confirm that. I've come back delighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Especially as I (again) enjoyed conditions worthy of a princess, under those dreaded coconut palms at the end of the world... Yes, during my stay, I was the only diving guest. Who then blissfully enjoyed the boat and TWO dive guides (eagle-eyed Indonesians from North Sulawesi, who have worked in Lembeh among other places) all to herself, eh, who???? \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10543\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Andi and Edi, my two super dive guides. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/69-triton-bay.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andi and Edi, my two super dive guides. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10579\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sometimes my guides accept to play underwater models. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)\" class=\"wp-image-10579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/25-triton-bay.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sometimes my guides agree to play underwater models. Admire the elegance of the pose. (Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I'm really lucky, as I often am <a title=\"Traveling solo\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/solo-travel-20090427\/\">when I travel solo<\/a>. Not only did I escape the killer coconut palms (phew!), but I was able to indulge in an orgy of underwater photography without having to worry about a cumbersome boat... Bliss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4c \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"Don't stay under the coconut trees\", I'm told when I arrive at Triton Bay. 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Impossible de se lasser de cet archipel immense, s'\u00e9tirant sur trois fuseaux horaires. Je vous emm\u00e8ne explorer ces fonds d'une richesse extraordinaire, de <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/?tag=bali+plongee\" rel=\"\">Bali<\/a> \u00e0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/?tag=sulawesi+plongee\" rel=\"\">Sulawesi<\/a>, de <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/?tag=komodo+plongee\" rel=\"\">Komodo<\/a> \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/voyage-plongee-raja-ampat-20130303\/\" rel=\"\">Raja Ampat<\/a>, de <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/?tag=borneo+plongee+indonesie\" rel=\"\">Born\u00e9o<\/a> aux <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/?tag=moluques+plongee\" rel=\"\">Moluques<\/a>...","parent":0,"count":182,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":37,"name":"Plage","slug":"plage","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":37,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":87,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":295,"name":"Plong\u00e9e","slug":"plongee","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":38,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"La plong\u00e9e sous-marine est votre passion ? Moi aussi. Ici ou ailleurs, de la Bretagne \u00e0 l'Indon\u00e9sie, je vous emm\u00e8ne sous la surface faire des bulles et d\u00e9couvrir les merveilles de l'oc\u00e9an. 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Entre les oc\u00e9ans Indien et Pacifique, cette appellation d\u00e9signe historiquement l'immense territoire annex\u00e9 par l'Indon\u00e9sie dans les ann\u00e9es 1960 : la moiti\u00e9 ouest de l'\u00eele de Nouvelle-Guin\u00e9e autrefois colonis\u00e9e par les N\u00e9erlandais.\r\n\r\nCe territoire est aujourd'hui d\u00e9coup\u00e9 administrativement en plusieurs provinces indon\u00e9siennes.\r\n\r\nCelle dont d\u00e9pend l'archipel de Raja Ampat porte d\u00e9sormais le nom de <em>Papua Barat Daya<\/em>. Celle dont d\u00e9pend la zone de Triton Bay a gard\u00e9 le nom de <em>Papua Barat<\/em> (Papouasie occidentale). On acc\u00e8de \u00e0 Raja Ampat par la ville de <strong>Sorong<\/strong>, et \u00e0 Triton Bay <em>via<\/em> la ville de <strong>Kaimana<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nRetrouvez ci-dessous l'ensemble des articles que j'ai publi\u00e9s sur mes plong\u00e9es en Papouasie.","parent":0,"count":27,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":9,"name":"Avion","slug":"avion","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":9,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":36,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":330,"name":"Triton Bay","slug":"triton-bay","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":335,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":24,"name":"Hippocampe","slug":"hippocampe","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":24,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":15,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":563,"name":"Plonger en Indon\u00e9sie","slug":"dive-plonger-indonesie","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":568,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":86,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"}]},"author_name":"Corinne Bourbeillon","author_url":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/author\/cbourbeillon\/","author_email":"corinne.pbda@gmail.com","author_website":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/corinne-bourbeillon\/","author_description":"Journaliste, plongeuse et\u00a0photographe sous-marine, Corinne adore faire des bulles avec les\u00a0poissons\u00a0! La beaut\u00e9 du monde et\u00a0de\u00a0l'oc\u00e9an lui ont inspir\u00e9 ce blog. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/corinne-bourbeillon\/\" rel=\"author\">En savoir plus<\/a>","author_facebook":"","author_twitter":"","author_instagram":"","author_role":["administrator"],"author_firstname":"Corinne","author_lastname":"Bourbeillon","user_login":"cbourbeillon","author_avatar":"<img bv-data-src="https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7542464a0f3c6a1baf2af7786ad5764b10f9d60908fb1278a969310cf533aedd?s=200&#038;d=identicon&#038;r=g"  alt='' src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20200%20200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" bv-data-srcset="https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7542464a0f3c6a1baf2af7786ad5764b10f9d60908fb1278a969310cf533aedd?s=400&#038;d=identicon&#038;r=g 2x"  class="avatar avatar-200 photo bv-tag-attr-replace bv-lazyload-tag-img"   height='200' width='200' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>","author_avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7542464a0f3c6a1baf2af7786ad5764b10f9d60908fb1278a969310cf533aedd?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","comment_count":23,"post_likes":0,"post_views":0},"tpgb_post_category":{"category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/voyage-indonesie-triton-bay-mars-2016\/\" alt=\"Indon\u00e9sie : Triton Bay - mars 2016\"  class=\"category-voyage-indonesie-triton-bay-mars-2016\">Indon\u00e9sie : Triton Bay - mars 2016<\/a> ","post_tag":"<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/indonesie\/\" alt=\"Indon\u00e9sie\"  class=\"post_tag-indonesie\">Indon\u00e9sie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plage\/\" alt=\"Plage\"  class=\"post_tag-plage\">Plage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plongee\/\" alt=\"Plong\u00e9e\"  class=\"post_tag-plongee\">Plong\u00e9e<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/requins\/\" alt=\"Requins\"  class=\"post_tag-requins\">Requins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/aeroport\/\" alt=\"A\u00e9roport\"  class=\"post_tag-aeroport\">A\u00e9roport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/hotel\/\" alt=\"H\u00f4tel\"  class=\"post_tag-hotel\">H\u00f4tel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/papouasie-occidentale\/\" alt=\"Papouasie\u00a0: Raja Ampat + Triton Bay\"  class=\"post_tag-papouasie-occidentale\">Papouasie\u00a0: Raja Ampat + Triton Bay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/avion\/\" alt=\"Avion\"  class=\"post_tag-avion\">Avion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/triton-bay\/\" alt=\"Triton Bay\"  class=\"post_tag-triton-bay\">Triton Bay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/hippocampe\/\" alt=\"Hippocampe\"  class=\"post_tag-hippocampe\">Hippocampe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/dive-plonger-indonesie\/\" alt=\"Plonger en Indon\u00e9sie\"  class=\"post_tag-dive-plonger-indonesie\">Plonger en Indon\u00e9sie<\/a> "},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10504"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51425,"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10504\/revisions\/51425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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