We have just launched a new PADI instructor package. It called the 1-month IDC Value Pak and includes:

• the PADI Instructor Development Course on Bunaken (IDC & EFRI)
• the PADI MSDT course on Lembeh
• all your accommodation on Bunaken & Lembeh (full board)
• all your fun diving outside the IDC, EFRI and MSDT courses
• Intro to Tec diving – try out twin tanks and wings absolutely FREE

The price is great value at only €2,150.

The next IDC is 8 Feb 2010 and we only have 2 places left, please contact us for more info.

We just received photo’s from Kelly in US who wisited us in Feb/March 2009, and they are great. Have a look at Kelly photo’s on Flickr.

Kelly also has her own site and has posted over 100 photo’s of her visit, check out her site at Kelly Walkotten Photography.

Nigel finally gets back in the water with his second-hand FujiPro S2 DSLR camera with Seacam housing – bought in June 2009 and finally getting wet!! Will take a while to get used to a DSLR but early results are great!

Check out Nigel’s latest fun diving photo’s on Flickr.

We finally managed to update the resort page on our website for our resort in Lembeh.

The page now includes all our new developments such as the new superior cottages, re-vamp of the budget rooms, new equipment washing facilities, new restaurant and our new water-fall wall in front of the restaurant (see picture on right) – check out the Two Fish Lembeh resort page to see pics of all the improvements.

We have almost finished this phase of our development plan for the resort in Lembeh – it’ll take just another few months to add two more superior cottages and improved dive boats, and then we’ll be finished! Phew!

We will be at the NEC Dive Show in Birmingham, England on 24-25 Oct so come and meet us to talk about diving in Bunaken and Lembeh, Tec diving, IDCs, etc.

At last our new restaurant is finished – it was started in May 09 and was due to be completed in Aug 09. Like anything in Indonesia things get delayed and we are very happy that it was completed end of Sept 09.

It creates alot more space for guests as the old restaurant has been converted to a relaxing area.

On 19 September all our guests and diving crew participated in this event by going to clean up a part of the reef on Bunaken Island. We went to the base of the jetty next to Bunaken Village, and everyone dived or snorkeled for rubbish for about 2 hours.

The jetty is large and extends out from the island, out over the coral wall. We found alot of trash on the reef flat and in the shallows to 5m – in total we collected over 22 bags of trash that weighed a total of almost 900kg!

In the evening we  also presented the PADI Coral Reef Conservation that was presented by our 3 IDC candidates.

Thanks to all our guests and staff, what a great day!!! Check out our clean-up pictures on Flickr.

Our IDC started at the beginning of this week. We have three candidates – Rod and Gina, and one of our local dive guides Dion – and they are being very spoilt with the services of both Course Director Brendon and Staff Instructor Tina!

This week Nigel started his Tec Deep Diver diving course. This is probably the first Tec course ever to be held in the area, and our aim is to explore the deeper caves & crevices of the islands at the 50-70m level. If there is colder water then there may be bigger fish! Watch this spot!!

Check out more Tec pics on Two fish Tec on Flickr or Two Fish Tec on Facebook page

Professional videographer Nick Hope has visited us 3 or 4 times over the last few years and has hundreds or hours of video footage.

Nick has taken a break from diving in order to try and get more of his video edited & published, “I’m sitting on a mountain of good footage that hasn’t seen the light of day yet. For example all my underwater HD footage from my last trip to Two Fish, which may well be my best work. Likewise years of Thailand/Myanmar footage and footage from last year’s trip to Fiji and Tonga.”

He has just about finished his videos that he made while diving with us and has posted them onto the web. Check out:

• Bunaken/Manado videos

• Lembeh Strait videos

Enjoy! You can see more of Nicks video’s on his Bubblevision web site.