family reunion time...

so we all met up at lumbalumba resort just outside of manado, yesterday. we were all pleasantly surprised at how nice it was. the website doesn't even come close to the real thing. check it out for yourself...http://www.lumbalumbadiving.com/ . it was great to see everyone again. anita, thomas, and i immediately took advantage of the diving, and went for an evening dive. it was a great dive right off of the jetty, we were supposed to be looking for mandarinfish, but we were a bit early, and then when one of the guides found the rarely spotted, elusive blue-ringed octopus, we forgot all about the mandarinfish, i was able to get a few nice shots, keep in mind this octopus is about the size of a 5 kronor (or an american 25 cent piece), so it is not big.we were all very excited about the dive and came back to an amazingly tasty buffet dinner. a great way to start off the trip. then today we went diving. took the boat over to bunaken and finally got cilla and anders back in the water after a 7 year dry spell!
then when we got back we all enjoyed a bit of splashing about in their amazing pool. looking forward to the new year's eve festivities.