{"id":18616,"date":"2019-06-09T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T07:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/petitesbullesdailleurs\/?p=18616"},"modified":"2024-10-12T11:57:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T09:57:47","slug":"halmahera-sali-bay-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/halmahera-sali-bay-resort-20190609\/","title":{"rendered":"Sali Kecil, another part of the world in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fancy Indonesia? I take you to dive in the waters of Sali Kecil, a small island far from everything located on the west coast of Halmahera. It's a beautiful place! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Head to Halmahera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6900\" class=\"color\">July 2018, Indonesia.<\/span><\/strong> I know, I'm very late with my stories... \ud83d\ude1c That summer, after the Alor archipelago (see previous articles : <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/alor-indonesie-plonger-20190206\/\">All to the water in Alor!<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/dugong-alor-indonesia-20181120\/\">A Strange Mermaid Called Dugong<\/a>), I set course for <strong>Halmahera<\/strong>, located in <strong>North Maluku Islands<\/strong> (<em>Maluku Utara,<\/em> in Indonesian). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Halmahera (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/ju57Z6RinNYGXKgj9\" target=\"_blank\">Halmahera<\/a>The island of Sulawesi is a large, twisted island located between the huge Sulawesi, also called Sulawesi Island (to the west) and the huge Papua (to the east). It is usually reached via <strong>Ternate<\/strong>a movie island-volcano, flanked by an airport at water level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d12341455.669132408!2d120.63002875651098!3d0.4495597936158302!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x329cb21ceec63dd1%3A0xa9ab47aa4924dba3!2sA%C3%A9roport+Sultan+Babullah!5e0!3m2!1sfr!2sfr!4v1559335399111!5m2!1sfr!2sfr\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-770x770.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-770x770.jpg\" alt=\"The arrival at Ternate, the volcano island, is always spectacular ... We can see the runway of the airport, at the water&#039;s edge, at the bottom right. (Indonesia, North Maluku, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-385x385.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ternate-8667.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The arrival at Ternate, the island-volcano that the Portuguese and Spanish fought over in the early 16th century, is always spectacular... The airport runway can be seen, low over the water, on the lower right (Indonesia, North Moluccas, July 2018).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tidore-8660-770x513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tidore-8660-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Pulau Tidore, another impressive island-volcano, neighbor of Ternate. (North Maluku, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tidore-8660-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tidore-8660-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tidore-8660-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tidore-8660-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tidore-8660-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tidore-8660-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tidore-8660.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pulau Tidore, another impressive island-volcano, neighbor of Ternate. (North Maluku, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I don't have much to say about Ternate, as I'm just passing through (with a brief cab round trip between two planes, from the airport to the big central pharmacy, to buy antibiotics to cure a nasty infected palm blister... \ud83d\ude31 #nocomment). To find out more about Ternate and the surrounding area, I refer you to... <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"on the excellent One Chai blog (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/onechai.fr\/ternate-ile-volcan\/\" target=\"_blank\">on the excellent blog One Chai<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this new Indonesian trip dedicated to diving, I chose to stay for a week a little further south, in <strong><span style=\"color:#ff6900\" class=\"color\">Sali Kecil<\/span><\/strong>, a tiny island located in the Strait of <strong>Bacan<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did not come here by chance. <strong>A hotel with divers<\/strong>, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" label=\"Sali Bay Resort (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salibayresort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sali Bay Resort<\/a>A new restaurant has recently opened on this island far from everything. It is here: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d8192677.927433939!2d121.51266416723932!3d0.08755475283787012!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x2d62e3ebc7c64363%3A0x4b081cc0adbacc08!2sSali+Bay+Resort!5e0!3m2!1sfr!2sfr!4v1557783131788!5m2!1sfr!2sfr\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luxury, calm and pleasure in Sali Kecil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I make the crossing between Bacan Island and Sali Kecil at dusk. So I arrive on the island at night and don't discover my new surroundings until the next day: a dozen huge bungalows facing the sea in a beautiful garden shaded by coconut palms, all in length, at the foot of a jungle-covered hill.  \ud83d\ude32 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The manager of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" label=\"Sali Bay Resort (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salibayresort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sali Bay Resort<\/a>I was greeted in French by a very nice Swiss-Italian multilingual man. He tells me that the work is not finished in the building of the resort at the end of the beach called Divers Lodge, where I had booked a room (smaller and less expensive than a Beach Front Villa). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Result: I was graciously upgraded for the duration of my stay in one of these huge bungalows! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I'm really lucky. But it's not the first time it's happened to me, to be given a superior room without having asked for it. Once a princess, always a princess? \ud83d\ude02 (Some examples: <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/pascha-bateau-croisiere-komodo-20110904\/\">My princess boat in Komodo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/raja-ampat-kri-island-sorido-bay-resort-20120419\/\">Live my life as a princess in Raja Ampat<\/a>.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-8480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-8480-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"The small coconut grove that houses the Sali Bay Resort, seen from the sea. (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-8480-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-8480-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-8480-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-8480-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-8480-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-8480-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-8480.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The small coconut grove that houses the Sali Bay Resort, seen from the sea. (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-beach-8547.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-beach-8547-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"We are not disturbed by the crowd, on the beautiful beach of Sali Bay Resort ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-beach-8547-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-beach-8547-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-beach-8547-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-beach-8547-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-beach-8547-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-beach-8547-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-beach-8547.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We are not bothered by the crowd, on the pretty beach of Sali Bay Resort... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8532-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"My &quot;home&quot; for a week ... (Sali Bay Resort, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8532-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8532-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8532-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8532-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8532-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8532-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8532.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My \"home\" for a week... (Sali Bay Resort, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18616 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/halmahera-sali-bay-resort-20190609\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-5599-250x250.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"In this huge bungalow, I keep &quot;losing&quot; my cell phone, I never remember where I put it... Lol... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-5599-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-5599-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-5599-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-5599-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-5599-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-5599-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-5599-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18667'>\n\t\t\t\tDans cet immense bungalow, je n&#8217;arr\u00eate pas de &#8220;perdre&#8221; mon t\u00e9l\u00e9phone portable, je ne me rappelle jamais o\u00f9 je l&#8217;ai pos\u00e9&#8230; Lol&#8230; (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indon\u00e9sie, juillet 2018)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/halmahera-sali-bay-resort-20190609\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8292-250x250.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"It&#039;s so good, luxury ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8292-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8292-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8292-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8292-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8292-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8292-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8292-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18665'>\n\t\t\t\tC&#8217;est si bon, le luxe&#8230; (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indon\u00e9sie, juillet 2018)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/halmahera-sali-bay-resort-20190609\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8293-250x250.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"My &quot;princess pad&quot; at the Sali Bay Resort... I love it!!! (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8293-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8293-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8293-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8293-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8293-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8293-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8293-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18666'>\n\t\t\t\tMa &#8220;piaule de princesse&#8221; au Sali Bay Resort&#8230; J&#8217;adooore\u00a0!!! (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indon\u00e9sie, juillet 2018)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-panorama-8514.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-panorama-8514-770x186.jpg\" alt=\"Panoramic view of Sali Kecil from the Sali Bay Resort dock. (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-panorama-8514-770x186.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-panorama-8514-385x93.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-panorama-8514-293x71.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-panorama-8514-1400x339.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-resort-panorama-8514.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Panoramic view of Sali Kecil from the Sali Bay Resort dock. (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"The Sali Bay Resort dock side by side ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8559.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Sali Bay Resort dock side by side ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"The Sali Bay Resort pontoon facing the ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8448.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Sali Bay Resort pontoon facing the ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-boat-8610.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-boat-8610-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Dense vegetation covers most of the island. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-boat-8610-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-boat-8610-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-boat-8610-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-boat-8610-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-boat-8610-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-boat-8610-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-boat-8610.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dense vegetation covers most of the island (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This time, I&#039;m not the only one privileged. An Italian, who <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/solo-travel-20090427\/\">solo trip<\/a> like me and who will be my dive buddy for the duration of my stay, received the same special treatment, for the same reason. In short, we can say that we fell at the right time... There is even wifi (intermittent) and a small pool. I confess: I am blissfully enjoying this incredible luxury in such an isolated place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The few tourists who decided to make the long trip to Sali Kecil are mostly divers who already know Indonesia. As the days go by, I am chatting with the other sub photographers in the Camera Room, installed in front of the pontoon that spans the coral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there are not many of us in this mid-July and almost all my little bubble buddies only dive in the morning, so I often have the boat and my guide all to myself in the afternoon... A little extra luxury, which is very welcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are thus in small committee, which makes the atmosphere very nice, almost family. In the evening, we meet before the meal around a drink in the room of the restaurant opened on the beach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-8429.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-8429-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"There is even a pocket pool ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-8429-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-8429-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-8429-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-8429-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-8429-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-8429-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-8429.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There is even a pocket pool ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/front-beach-villa-sali-bay-8532.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camera-room-8629-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"The Camera Room at Sali Bay Resort. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camera-room-8629-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camera-room-8629-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camera-room-8629-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camera-room-8629-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camera-room-8629-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camera-room-8629-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camera-room-8629.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Camera Room at Sali Bay Resort. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-18616 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/halmahera-sali-bay-resort-20190609\/jemmy-dive-guide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemmy-dive-guide-8592-250x250.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"After the dives, our guide Jemmy takes the time to travel with us the books of identification to put a name on the nudibranchs (slugs of sea) which we observed. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-18674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemmy-dive-guide-8592-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemmy-dive-guide-8592-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemmy-dive-guide-8592-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemmy-dive-guide-8592-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemmy-dive-guide-8592-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemmy-dive-guide-8592-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemmy-dive-guide-8592-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-18674'>\n\t\t\t\tApr\u00e8s les plong\u00e9es, notre guide Jemmy prend le temps de parcourir avec nous les bouquins d&#8217;identification pour mettre un nom sur les nudibranches (limaces de mer) que nous avons observ\u00e9s. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indon\u00e9sie, juillet 2018)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/halmahera-sali-bay-resort-20190609\/sal-bay-resort-garden\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-garden-8616-250x250.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The beautiful garden shaded by the coconut trees of Sali Bay Resort. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-18675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-garden-8616-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-garden-8616-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-garden-8616-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-garden-8616-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-garden-8616-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-garden-8616-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-18675'>\n\t\t\t\tThe beautiful garden shaded by the coconut trees of Sali Bay Resort. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-boat-8373.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-boat-8373-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Surface interval. The pile, on the left, is a 5mm combi, a 2.5mm mouse and a small turtleneck lycra ... Guess who needs all this to be comfortable in water at 27-28 \u00b0 C? (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-boat-8373-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-boat-8373-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-boat-8373-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-boat-8373-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-boat-8373-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-boat-8373-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/salibay-resort-boat-8373.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Surface Interval. The pile, on the left, is a 5mm wetsuit, a 2.5mm mouse, and a little turtleneck fleece lycra... Guess who needs all that to be comfortable in 27-28\u00b0C water? (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This so far World Soccer 2018<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A little parenthesis football, before you talk about coral and fish ... <strong>the World Cup final <\/strong>falls on July 15th, at the end of my stay, the day before my departure from Sali Kecil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I'm the only French person and my lack of passion for football makes everyone laugh. The Indonesians who, in the past years, talked to me about Zidane as if he was my friend every time I declined my nationality, now adore Mbapp\u00e9!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with the time difference, around 11:30 pm, the game still hasn't started. We go to bed and get up early here. Only a few soccer fans (Indonesian employees of the resort and a German diver) are waiting around the only TV near the staff's lodgings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I have to get up before dawn to catch my flight from Labuha to Ternate, I just take the predictions of some and others before going to my princess bed one last time... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"23:30 ... Only five soccer fans at Sali Bay Resort, ready to watch after midnight to watch the World Cup final on the night of July 15-16. (Halmahera, Indonesia, 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/soccer-world-cup-8632.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">23:30 ... Only five soccer fans at Sali Bay Resort, ready to watch after midnight to watch the World Cup final on the night of July 15-16. (Halmahera, Indonesia, 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So I won't find out about Les Bleus' victory until the next day! \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83d\ude02 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will discover some pictures of it on the Indonesian TV, during my stopover at Ternate airport, where I have to wait several hours before the next flight. There is plenty of room to wait, in a great little jewelery and souvenir store, with TV, wifi, big sofas to wallow on and (very) spicy food served by an adorable staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"It&#039;s on Indonesian TV: the French (Perancis) celebrate their victory at the 2018 World Cup! (Ternate, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/piala-dunia-2018-8681.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It's on Indonesian TV: the French (Perancis) celebrate their victory in the 2018 World Cup soccer tournament! (Ternate, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8678.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8678-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Wifi, pancake, kopi ... Perfect for waiting at Ternate airport. (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8678-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8678-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8678-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8678-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8678-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8678-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8678.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wifi, pancake, kopi... Perfect for waiting at the Ternate airport (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-770x770.jpg\" alt=\"The small pile of peppers that I removed from my &quot;nasi goreng&quot; (fried rice), excellent by the way, to the small restaurant of the airport of Ternate ... (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-780x780.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ternate-airport-warung-8684.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The small pile of chilies I pulled from my otherwise excellent \"nasi goreng\" (fried rice) at the little airport restaurant in Ternate... (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impressive currents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let's go back to Sali Kecil... Underwater, it is sumptuous. But on some sites, the current is not a joke and the diving can become quite drifty... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The islands of Sali Kecil (the small one) and Sali Besar (the big one) are indeed in the middle of the strait between Bacan and Halmahera (see the Google Maps above). Depending on the tides and the sites, the \"juice\" propels our group from one \"corner\" of the reef to the other, like pinballs... Sometimes, it becomes mission impossible to stop for pictures! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-4740.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-4740-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"The profile of the reef against the light, with, in the foreground, the photogenic &quot;grove&quot; of a red gorgonian Ellisella cercidia, sometimes nicknamed &quot;whip of the sea&quot;. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18630\" style=\"width:770px;height:513px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-4740-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-4740-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-4740-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-4740-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-4740-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-4740-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-4740.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The profile of the reef against the light, with, in the foreground, the photogenic red \"grove\" of a gorgonian <em>Ellisella cercidia<\/em>, sometimes referred to as the \"whip of the sea\". (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These powerful currents are typical of the Indonesian archipelago. Well known by divers in <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/komodo\/\">Komodo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/lombok\/\">Lombok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/bali\/\">Bali<\/a> and <a label=\"Indonesian Throughflow ou ITF (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/raja-ampat\/\">Raja Ampat<\/a>, they are particularly related to the phenomenon called <strong><span style=\"color:#ff6900\" class=\"color\">Indonesian Throughflow or ITF<\/span><\/strong> (see this article in English on the BirdsHeadSeascape website \u2192 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Indonesian Throughflow or ITF (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/birdsheadseascape.com\/conservation-science\/the-indonesian-throughflow-fifteen-thousand-rivers-by-david-pickell\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Indonesian Throughflow: Fitfteenth Thousand Rivers<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To put it simply, the ITF is a mega-current generated by the huge masses of water from the Pacific Ocean that flow into the Indian Ocean, via the straits between the islands of the Indonesian archipelago...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/indonesian-throughflow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/indonesian-throughflow-770x603.jpg\" alt=\"Indonesian Throughflow (Source: by ehackert, own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=17445468)\" class=\"wp-image-18700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/indonesian-throughflow-770x603.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/indonesian-throughflow-385x302.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/indonesian-throughflow-293x230.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/indonesian-throughflow.jpg 1132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diagram representing the current called Indonesian Throughflow or ITF (Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=17445468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Wikimedia (opens in a new tab)\">Wikimedia<\/a>, by ehackert, own work, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"The dive sites accessible from Sali Kecil (the small island in the middle). (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-dive-sites-8475.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The dive sites accessible from Sali Kecil (the small island in the middle). (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-view-8377.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-view-8377-770x357.jpg\" alt=\"Islands still unspoiled by mass tourism ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-view-8377-770x357.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-view-8377-385x179.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-view-8377-293x136.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-view-8377-1400x649.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-view-8377.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Islands still unspoiled by mass tourism ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, in this strait on the south-western coast of Halmahera, the tidal currents that can be seen from the surface are indeed very impressive: it's like a torrent in flood, but in the middle of the sea... \ud83d\ude31 The boat that transports me and the other divers between Sali Kecil and the surrounding sites (a vast fishing boat fitted out for diving and equipped with powerful engines) sometimes struggles to cross these impetuous waves! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the Indonesian Throughflow, Indonesia (along with the Philippines and Papua New Guinea) is <strong>the region of the planet richest in marine biodiversity<\/strong>. The area holds the record number of coral species, which is why it is called the <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/coral-triangle-raja-ampat-misool-20160201\/\">Coral Triangle<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But these powerful feeding currents also have a downside: they carry <strong>innumerable plastic wastes<\/strong>This has become a common sight in Indonesia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mynotice\"><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6900\" class=\"color\">The solution to this problem?<\/span><\/strong> In Asia, as everywhere else in the world, it is mainly on land: it is the flow of our waste that we must dry up (avoid, reduce, recycle) to reduce the volume that ends up in the ocean. Once at sea, plastics degrade into tiny particles that are impossible to \"clean\" and end up in the food chain... <strong>The Tara Ocean Foundation<\/strong>who welcomed me at the beginning of 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/tara-sulubaai-philippines-palawan-20180504\/\">aboard his schooner scientist for a report in the Philippines<\/a>, is launching a new mission on this theme in 2019. To learn more, it's here \u2192&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The origins of plastic pollution (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/oceans.taraexpeditions.org\/m\/science\/les-actualites\/cp-mission-microplastiques-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\">At the origins of plastic pollution<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wwf-750x228.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wwf-750x228.jpg\" alt=\"Diversity of coral species in the world. (Source: WWF Australia report, May 2009)\" class=\"wp-image-10312\" style=\"width:750px;height:228px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wwf-750x228.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wwf-400x122.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wwf-500x152.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wwf-293x89.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wwf-770x234.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wwf.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diversity of coral species in the world. (Source: WWF Australia report, May 2009)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8400-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"The coral at water level, under the pontoon, at low tide. Between two dives ... (Sali Bay Resort, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8400-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8400-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8400-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8400-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8400-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8400-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sal-bay-resort-jetty-8400.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coral flush with water, under the pontoon, at low tide. Between two dives... (Sali Bay Resort, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-plastic-high-tide-8599.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-plastic-high-tide-8599-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"The tide of the day brought together natural waste and plastic waste ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-plastic-high-tide-8599-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-plastic-high-tide-8599-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-plastic-high-tide-8599-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-plastic-high-tide-8599-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-plastic-high-tide-8599-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-plastic-high-tide-8599-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-kecil-plastic-high-tide-8599.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The tide of the day brought together natural waste and plastic waste ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-boat-8584.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-boat-8584-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Back to Sali Kecil after a dive in the afternoon. Fortunately, the captain is familiar with the currents around the island. (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-boat-8584-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-boat-8584-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-boat-8584-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-boat-8584-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-boat-8584-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-boat-8584-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-boat-8584.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back to Sali Kecil after an afternoon dive. Fortunately, the captain knows the currents around the island well (Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Some mornings, the sea is incredibly calm. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/morning-sali-bay-resort-8601.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some mornings, the sea can also be incredibly calm ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explosion of life under the surface <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But the underwater sites around Sali Kecil are splendid. Everywhere, there are reefs full of coral and fish. The area seems to have escaped the dynamite fishing that has destroyed so many other coasts in Indonesia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So much life! How beautiful! \ud83d\ude32 As soon as we go back below the surface, I marvel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-02-770x513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-02-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"The reefs are teeming with life. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-02-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-02-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-02-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-02-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-02-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-02-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sali-kecil-reef-02.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The reefs are teeming with life. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, in this season, we had quite good visibility. On almost every dive, we saw harmless white-tip coral sharks <em><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Requin-corail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">(Triaenodon obesus)<\/a><\/em>They are snoozing on the bottom or wandering in the current, indifferent to our vibrating regulators and our bubbles. Impressive giant gorgonians, bright orange or fuchsia pink, are arched against the current. Swarms of anthias and schools of wriggling glass fish are constantly being made and unmade...  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also small sheltered bays, slopes and drop offs protected from the current, for quieter dives, as well as sites to <em>muck-dive<\/em> (diving at the level of the substratum, to observe the very small fauna which hides there). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The locals don't see many tourists passing by. So, when at the foot of the pontoon of a nearby village, I put myself in the water for a muck-dive with my guide \"eagle eye\" Jemmy, they observe me with curiosity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/village-people-8473.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/village-people-8473-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Under a gray sky, the guys from the neighboring village watch me with a smile wedge draw my iPhone for a souvenir photo. Today it&#039;s muck-dive under their pontoon. (Sali Islands, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/village-people-8473-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/village-people-8473-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/village-people-8473-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/village-people-8473-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/village-people-8473-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/village-people-8473-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/village-people-8473.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Under a gray sky, the guys from the neighboring village are watching me with a smile on their faces as I pull out my iPhone for a souvenir photo. Today, it is <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/muck-dive\/\">muck-dive<\/a> under their pontoon. (Sali Islands, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemy-and-corinne-8361.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemy-and-corinne-8361-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"My super dive guide Jemy is posing with me. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemy-and-corinne-8361-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemy-and-corinne-8361-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemy-and-corinne-8361-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemy-and-corinne-8361-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemy-and-corinne-8361-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemy-and-corinne-8361-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/jemy-and-corinne-8361.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My super Jemmy dive guide is posing with me. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glass-fish-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1155\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glass-fish-02-770x1155.jpg\" alt=\"My guide went to pose in the &quot;window&quot; formed by the reef where swarms of glass fish move. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glass-fish-02-770x1155.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glass-fish-02-385x577.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glass-fish-02-293x439.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/glass-fish-02.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My guide went to pose in the \"window\" formed by the reef where swarms of glass fish are moving around (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Indonesian from Manado (Sulawesi), Jemmy is a very experienced dive guide, who knows well the expectations of underwater photographers like me. And I am able to let myself be fascinated for a long time by a huge gorgonian as well as by a tiny nudibranch... Patient, attentive, he spares no effort underwater to help me to succeed in my images. He leads me to strategic places when I am using the wide angle lens and finds small curiosities that are worth the detour when I have switched to the macro lens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I owe it to him to have managed to photograph my first nudibranch <em>\"Shaun The Sheep\"<\/em>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Shaun the sheep (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shaun_le_mouton\" target=\"_blank\">Shaun the sheep<\/a> : this tiny sea slug (<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Costasiella kuroshimae (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Costasiella_kuroshimae\" target=\"_blank\">Costasiella kuroshimae<\/a><\/em> of its scientific name) is so nicknamed because of its resemblance to the character of the cartoon ... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I leave you with some underwater images brought back from there, which it was about time I got out of my hard drive... \ud83d\ude09 \ud83d\udc4c <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Shaun the sheep, aka &quot;Costasiella kuroshimae&quot; is a tiny nudibranch just a few millimeters, very difficult to spot. Particularity of this sea slug: it is capable of photosynthesis, like a plant. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaun-the-sheep-5228.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shaun the sheep, aka \"Costasiella kuroshimae\" is a tiny nudibranch barely a few milimeters long, very difficult to spot. A special feature of this sea slug: it is capable of photosynthesis, like a plant (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-770x513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"A magnificent gorgon &quot;overflown&quot; by a cloud of anthias. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-16.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A beautiful gorgonian \"flown over\" by a cloud of anthias (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-17-770x513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-17-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"This giant gorgon rose unfolds like a dome facing the current, to catch in its interweaving of polyps nutrients suspended in water. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-17-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-17-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-17-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-17-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-17-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-17-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-17.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This giant pink gorgonian spreads out like a dome in front of the current, to catch nutrients suspended in the water in its interlacing polyps (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"An adorable Pygmy Seahorse Bargibanti .. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-5369.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An adorable <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/pygmy-seahorse-triton-bay-20160508\/\">pygmy hippocampus<\/a> Bargibanti .. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Another mini-sea horse, the Pontohi seahorse. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pygmy-seahorse-4539.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another mini seahorse, the Pontohi seahorse. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Always on the watch, Mr. Gobie ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/gobie-4518.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Always on the watch, Mr. Gobie ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seahorse-5198.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seahorse-5198-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"A large thorny hippocampus (Hippocampus histrix) timidly takes the pose on the bottom of black sand. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seahorse-5198-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seahorse-5198-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seahorse-5198-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seahorse-5198-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seahorse-5198-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seahorse-5198-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seahorse-5198.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A large thorny hippocampus (Hippocampus histrix) timidly takes the pose on the bottom of black sand. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/minute-filefish-4674.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/minute-filefish-4674-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Too cute, this miniature limefish (Rudarius minutus). (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/minute-filefish-4674-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/minute-filefish-4674-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/minute-filefish-4674-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/minute-filefish-4674-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/minute-filefish-4674-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/minute-filefish-4674-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/minute-filefish-4674.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Too cute, this miniature limefish (Rudarius minutus). (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juvenile-puffer-5185.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juvenile-puffer-5185-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Yes, this little orange ball is a fish ... A juvenile starfish Arothron stellatus? (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juvenile-puffer-5185-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juvenile-puffer-5185-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juvenile-puffer-5185-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juvenile-puffer-5185-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juvenile-puffer-5185-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juvenile-puffer-5185-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juvenile-puffer-5185.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yes, this little orange ball is a fish... A juvenile starfish \"Arothron stellatus\"? (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-02-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"The white light of my flashes reveals the beautiful red orange of the sea fans. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-02-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-02-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-02-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-02-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-02-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-02-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gorgone-sali-kecil-02.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The white light of my flashes reveals the beautiful red orange of the sea fans. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"How many different species on this coral &quot;potato&quot;? (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-02.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How many different species on this coral \"potato\" (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"It quivers ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-bay-reef-5134.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It quivers ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5166.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5166-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"A colored jewel in the substrate: a sea slug (nudibranch) of the family Flabellinidae. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5166-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5166-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5166-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5166-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5166-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5166-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5166.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A colored jewel in the substrate: a sea slug (nudibranch) of the family Flabellinidae. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4481.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4481-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"A nudibranch &quot;Chromodoris magnifica&quot; rather common, in the Indo-Pacific area, but still very photogenic. Note the &quot;Neptune lace&quot; next ... His meal? (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4481-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4481-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4481-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4481-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4481-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4481-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4481.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A rather common nudibranch \"Chromodoris magnifica\", in the Indo-Pacific area, but still very photogenic. Note the \"Neptune's lace\" next to it... Its meal? (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4996.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4996-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Flabellina exoptata, delicate small sea slug. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4996-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4996-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4996-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4996-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4996-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4996-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4996.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flabellina exoptata, delicate small sea slug. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5536.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5536-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Gymnodoris Broome&quot;, an orange electric nudibranch! (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5536-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5536-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5536-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5536-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5536-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5536-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-5536.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\"Gymnodoris sp. Broome\", an electric orange nudibranch! (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4525-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"In the Pokemon family, here is the &quot;Thecacera picta&quot;. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4525-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4525-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4525-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4525-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4525-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4525-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nudibranch-4525.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In the Pokemon family, meet the \"Thecacera picta\". (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/02-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Orange and blue are colors that go so well together ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/02-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/02-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/02-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/02-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/02-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/02-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/02.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Orange and blue are colors that go so well together ... (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-reef-gorgonian-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-reef-gorgonian-02-770x513.jpg\" alt=\"Another beautiful bright orange gorgon and its cloud of anthias. (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)\" class=\"wp-image-18722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-reef-gorgonian-02-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-reef-gorgonian-02-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-reef-gorgonian-02-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-reef-gorgonian-02-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-reef-gorgonian-02-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-reef-gorgonian-02-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sali-reef-gorgonian-02.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another beautiful bright orange gorgonian and its cloud of anthias (Sali Kecil, Halmahera, Indonesia, July 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for Indonesia? I'll take you diving in the waters off Sali Kecil, a small, remote island on the west coast of Halmahera. 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