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Oh, dear! Not yet had the time to tell all my dives in Amed, that already, I attack those of Nusa Lembongan. And no half measures: I take you directly to Manta Point!<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

thermocline<\/h2>\n

First splash this morning, early in the morning, in cold water... !!!! Here, terrible thermoclines turn divers into little ice cubes.<\/p>\n

Well, I'm exaggerating a bit, I must be the only one to get out of the water with purple lips. I left my too thin suit in my bag and borrowed a suit from the center World Diving<\/a>It's thicker than mine. But it's a bit wide (it's a XS) and lets cold water flow through. I think I'll put another shorti underneath. Brrr. Here, the water goes down to 20\u00b0C...<\/p>\n

Manta Point<\/h2>\n

But... it's worth getting up at dawn to immerse yourself in cold water in a neoprene suit, not even your size. At Manta Point, an aptly named site, south of Nusa Penida, the neighboring island of Lembongan, the manta rays were there.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

In spite of a bad view (thermoclines + plankton), we saw them. The mantas so graceful, which seem to fly more than swim, with their slow but powerful flapping of wings, er... fins.<\/p>\n

However, I am not very optimistic at the beginning of the dive. We spend the first quarter of hour in a freezing water, to turn around rocks without too much life, and still nothing... At the end of about twenty minutes, we zap on another rock, and the first \"ding-ding\" of the dive-masters knocking on their tank make us turn the head.<\/p>\n

Yes! There they are, the beautiful, majestic mantas, circling around the rock in a never-ending ballet.<\/p>\n

But it is a real suspense, because of the lack of visibility. We scan the bluish fog as long as we can, watching for the black triangle of a fin, an elongated profile... And I must say that we completely forget the cold when a new manta appears. The heart beats suddenly faster, we find the energy to swim, to get closer, a little bit closer!<\/p>\n

It is always at the last moment that we see them appearing, at low depth, most of the time in less than 10 meters. Superb spectacle, which leaves me enchanted.<\/p>\n

Crystal Bay<\/h2>\n
\"Relaxation<\/a>
Relaxation on the sun deck of the World Diving boat, between two dives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We are less fortunate Crystal Bay<\/strong>, a pretty white sand cove with coconut palms, still in Penida, supposed to house molas-molas, the famous moonfish.<\/p>\n

\"Crystal<\/a><\/p>\n

They are surely in the corner, but despite better visibility and a warmer water, you can not find them. My guide Wayan scans the blue, in vain.<\/p>\n

We crossed a sandy area until another portion of the reef, but still nothing... Too bad, I comforted myself by photographing a moray eel, on the way back, on the reef, in 12 meters. A nice fishy aquarium. Nice atmosphere, nice trip, but everybody was a bit disappointed.<\/p>\n

\"Murene\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Never mind, I'll be back!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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