Giant barrel sponge - Day bed for "Angelfish"

Happy Anniversary Cha Cha!!

Happy Anniversary Cha Cha!!

16 years ago we started live on Bunaken Island.

Thank you for all our guests and friends, family, and travel agents, all people supported us for all these years!!!

and Thank you for my Raf chan ❤︎❤︎❤︎ who is cooking the Italian grandmother "Ragu" at moment.


We will celebrate tonight with Sassicaia.

We got this bottle in Montecatini when I became a "Sommelier" in Italy last year.

SUPER SEA VIEW!!

This was yesterday.
It was breath taking, superb sea view as it is now. but for us water was still not clear enough looking because of the wavy days and quite heavy rainy days we had for a while in this wet season.

Can you imagine when the dry season arrive and water become super clear as usual around Bunaken and see this same SUPER SEA VIEW???   We can not wait!

The World You Did Not Know...?! Got to see this site!

I know this site in Japanese, but you GOT  TO!!  GOT TO!!  SEE these picutres on this web site!!!!

http://1puku.jp/pukuneta/37377?mg=h150312ne6

You can see some big pictures of some of strange creatures like this actually exist on this earth??!!
I really thought some of these are came from outer space till I saw this site tonight.

You can see picture from top of
  1. Umbonia Spinosa
  2. Goblin shark (Deep sea shark)
  3. Galapagos bat fish (The big bright red rips are so sexy!!)
  4. Panda ant
  5. Atretochoana eiselti
  6. Hummingbird halk moss
  7. the last one is this one they call this "Glaucus atlanticus"  ... a sea slug???

VIP Snorkelers ?? Huge Passenger ship in front of Cha Cha

Early this morning we were quite shocked to see such a huge Boat so close to the reef, maybe more awareness is needed if these big boats come often to Bunaken, they should really not stay so close to the coral reef and especially on a falling tide, luckily nothing bad happened but for sure there are many possible dangers so close then four of their zodiac start going around reef with some passenger.  Maybe VIP snorkelers??
Found out it was a Cruise Ship, 90m long with possibility of 140 guests......wow

Happy New Year 2015 - The First Dive @ Bunaken Island

New Year Dive 1/1/2015

Happy New Year Smile!!

We are closing resort at moment due to the renovation, but our friend came over for new year.

After the bad weather, some dive site looks really poor bisability, but when we reached mandarin point at Bunaken, the "bis" was not bad at all.  we saw some of these huge coral were broken and  looks still new damage, maybe that was the resulf of big wage while the storm the other day. 

apart from that, it was very nice calm dive among the impressively beautiful coral.

Happy Holiday!

Gonzo is not well...

Unfotunately Gonzo is not in good condition since end of November.

It seem like he may have had a stroke.. we think he lost sight in one eye and not able to hear from right side well anymore… occasionally he has seizures too.

It's really a heartbreaking  situation.  There is only one vet in Manado, but he is not available... another disappointment.  we just do our best for him.  

Good news is he is still eating at least and sleeps almost all day on the beach

Like a post card!

Want's to take this kind of picture myself but never succeeded so far.
It's beautiful...

Let's jump in!!!!


Thank you, Dave ✰✰✰✰✰

Late Autumn Leaves in Bunaken and Siladen Isaland

These days we started to see "autumn colors" on trees in Bunaken and also Siladen beach front.

Coral wants to say something....?

This coral look like few mouth with pink rips...

Red dragonet fish@Bunaken Island

used to be almost wild....

"Kuro chan(black in Japanese +chan)", a descendant of the Cha Cha regend cat family "Miyau Miyau & Miyauko".

She was a almost wild kitten but tooks years and years to come this closer. still not be able to touch her or stroke her.

Travel Friends and partners.

A Coral @ Bunaken

Good looking!

Healthy reef of Bunaken Island.

Manado Tua

TK was qute mild current. spanish macro, bumphead parrotfish, napleonfish, jackfish, octopus, barracuda, etc. 

a day of Bunaken sky

a cloud formation.

Famous Rock Star Guests?!!!!!

We sometimes have very "stylish" guests like this.
 Maybe they are the  "Famous Rock Star" .... or very unique guests??!!

Mr.D&J, Thanks for the good fun. hahaha...

Bunaken Olive and Sunrise.