Bali - Pygmy Seahorse (species Hippocampus bargibanti) are 14–27 millimetres (0.55–1.06 in) long from the tip of the tail to the end of the snout. Bearing in mind that the tail is already half the body length wrapped around the gorgonian trunk, you can imagine...
We often found cuttlefish while diving in Bali, here are 10 fun facts about Cuttlefish that you might want to know. 1. Cuttlefish have not one, not two, but three hearts! Two hearts are used to pump blood to the cuttlefish's large gills, and the third...
The Whitetip Reef Shark is also known as the Triaenodon Obesus. Along with the Blacktip Reef Shark and Gray Reef Shark, it is one of the most frequent sharks in the Indo-Pacific. This species is easily spotted due to its curious, irregular, and waving swimming...
First day of February and we christened our brand new dive boat "MatthewOne" with a trip to Manta Point with 5 lucky divers! Both the boat and dive didn't disappoint! we have 4 huge Manta rays gliding past us, it nearly looked like they came...
It has been 4 months since we last wrote a blog post and 18 months since the pandemic started. It has been exhausting to say the least but there seems to be a small light at the end of this long tunnel. We at Joe's...
Dear Friends, A year has passed and what a year it has been! Enough has been written about this past year so we need not add to it. We have been very fortunate that we didn't have to close our operation till now and we continue...
You know the feeling, It’s almost time for vacation. You have a few days left at work and then it is time for departure. Bali is the place of destination this year. Online you have found Joe's Gone Diving to go diving, the contact has...
Top tips for a rainy day in Bali Bali has tropical weather all year round, and during the rainy season there are still an abundance of dry, sunny days to enjoy. Even on rainy days, it usually doesn't last long, with downpours often occurring in evening...
PADI’s approach to diver education has always been inclusive; anyone that meets course prerequisites is welcome to enroll. To further support this, PADI has developed two specialty courses, designed to encourage mindfulness and accommodation of a divers individual needs via the means of adaptive scuba...
Reef safe sunscreen It’s important to protect yourself against the sun, but did you know the ingredients in your sunscreen can actually harm the beautiful reef we all enjoy so much as divers? The chemicals contained within causes coral to bleach and eventually die. Coral bleaching Coral bleaching is...