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Airbound once again.
On our way to Wakatobi with a stopover at..
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.. the Bandar Udara Mau Hau airport on the island of Waingapu. I dunno, maybe Mau Hau means 'airport'..?
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We received a warm welcome from the villagers at Lamanggau on Tomia (another stop on the way to Wakatobi).
Kids were cheering, waving, and jumping in the water
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Our first look at the Wakatobi boat. Now it delivers us to Wakatobi island, but it will serve as our
dive boat the next couple weeks :-)
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After 11,000 miles, we arrive at our home for the next couple weeks - Wakatobi !
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A beautiful, primeval place - ahhhh
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home sweet bungalow
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the front yard..
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Sunrise over the 'Long House', from the pier
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Dive boat from a different vantage point
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Window peeker, Wakatobi style
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A turtle takes flight after his nap, startling the remora on his back
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Beautiful Cuttlefish, among the most intelligent of the invertebrate species. [1]
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This shelf of table coral, protuding from the sea wall, is home to the cutest little 'humbug damsels'
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Closer look at the humbug damsels
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Clownfish, sticking pretty close to his anenome
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Nudibranchs were plentiful and quite colorful
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Gotta watch out for those other 'divers'
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Young lionfish
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Coralie, dive guide extraordinaire, and other members of the DPG adventure on our Waka III dive boat.
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Nothing like a good day of diving to make you feel like 'Queen of the World' !
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