In December, I went to Malaysia as part of my school assistantship to do GIS analysis on forest cover there for the professor that I’m working for.
It was a productive week, but I also took advantage of the opportunity of being over there to visit the island and national park of Bunaken in Indonesia. I had heard greatthings about the Bunaken Sea Garden Resort (which I can also second) and spent a few days there checking out mangroves, snorkeling above an utterly dazzling array of fish and corals, and losing races to sea turtles.
I didn’t bring an underwater camera, but thought I’d share some of the experience in a photo essay.
Sunrise through the mangroves from Bunaken, Indonesia. Looking back at Sulawesi Island.
Rainfall among the mangroves. Bunaken, Indonesia.A fishing boat in Indonesia. Not much between it and the Philippines.Looking down at the underwater cliff – one reason that Bunaken, Indonesia is such a special place.A view across the coral to a mosque in Bunaken, Indonesia. A church is just out of the frame.Mangroves and their crazy roots in Bunaken, Indonesia.Sunrise and mangrove roots in Bunaken, Indonesia.Sunrise, Bunaken, Indonesia.Sunrise, Bunaken, Indonesia.Sunrise, Bunaken, Indonesia.Sunrise, Bunaken, Indonesia.Sunrise and a mangrove tree, Bunaken, Indonesia.Sunrise, Bunaken, Indonesia.Sunrise, Bunaken, Indonesia.A view across the blue to Manado Tua, neighboring Bunaken, Indonesia.A gecko shares my bed screen in Bunaken, Indonesia.A small island off of Bunaken, Indonesia.The Patronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The Patronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.