Map of the Dimaniyat Island chain (23 52N/58 06E) |
Dimaniyat Divers at the Al Sawadi Beach Resort |
Dive boat heading to the Dimaniyat Islands |
Dive boat on a chilly, cloudy December morning |
Western end of the 20 km Dimaniyat chain (Big Junn) |
Western Daymaniyat Islands (Big Junn) |
Western Daymaniyat Islands (Big Junn) |
Beach on the south side of Big Junn, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Beach on the south side of Big Junn, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Dive boat from Al Sawadi Beach Resort |
Approaching the Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Garden of Eden dive site, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Garden of Eden dive site, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Garden of Eden dive site, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Garden of Eden dive site, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Florian and the dive guide at the Garden of Eden |
It's chilly |
Garden of Eden dive site, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Garden of Eden dive site, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Honeycomb Moray, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Garden of Eden dive site, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Canyon between two large outcrops, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Garden of Eden dive site - reduced visibility due to recent stormy weather |
Clownfish, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Lionfish, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Large school of snapper, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Bigeye snapper, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Large school of snapper, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Large school of snapper, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Small moray eel, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Mottled moray, Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Me, cold |
Lost fishing net, Dimaniyat Islands Marine Preserve...hmmm |
Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Clear water near the shore |
Florian between dives |
Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Central Dimaniyat Islands |
Florian |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Me and some French guys |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Second dive - Doc's Wall, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Pufferfish, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Snapper |
Pennat Butterflyfish, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Batfish, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
The poor visibility was due to the stormy December in Oman/UAE |
Honeycomb Moray, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Clownfish, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Honeycomb Moray |
Brain coral, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Turtle passes overhead |
Another sea turtle, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Turtle, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
The guide called this a King Fish |
Large ray (Blotched fantail ray) who lost his tail |
We saw lots of turtles on the second dive |
Turtle resting on the bottom |
Sea turtle, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Sea turtle, Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
That's me |
The dive boat from Al Sawadi Beach Resort |
The sun finally came out after the second dive |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Western Dimaniyat Islands |
Florian riding on the bow |