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[Trouty]

 

[Montanalo]

Good afternoon everyone. Sitting in the Bali, Indonesia airport awaiting my flight to Alami Alor for a week of scuba diving. Tick another destination off the bucket list.

Will miss the first game, but am depending on the collective observations and wisdom of the CZ to keep me informed.

@Trouty, got my camera and, hopefully, will get some good videos of sharks

 

[Trouty]

Good afternoon everyone. Sitting in the Bali, Indonesia airport awaiting my flight to Alami Alor for a week of scuba diving. Tick another destination off the bucket list.

Will miss the first game, but am depending on the collective observations and wisdom of the CZ to keep me informed.

@Trouty, got my camera and, hopefully, will get some good videos of sharks

Oceanic White Tips!!!!!!!!!!! You're gonna get a bunch of Black Tips (as I'm sure you're aware), but how sweet for some White Tips, and maybe some Tigers (w/o knowing the cycle/migration of Tigers and if it lines up with your AO)

Did you see the video of the SCUBA diver taking a selfie, and a Great White coming up right behind him in very murky (think Malibu clarity) water? So fricken crazy. 12 footer opens up full jaw and streams right beside him. If you haven't seen it, I need to post it for you. It's amazing.

Man, Colo, I will live vicariously through you. @Silver Surfer posts pics he's made. Beautiful pics. If you could do the same, even if you're diving with Clown Fish and Garibaldi and Nurse Sharks, I would adore it. We all would

 

[Trouty]

Good afternoon everyone. Sitting in the Bali, Indonesia airport awaiting my flight to Alami Alor for a week of scuba diving. Tick another destination off the bucket list.

Will miss the first game, but am depending on the collective observations and wisdom of the CZ to keep me informed.

@Trouty, got my camera and, hopefully, will get some good videos of sharks

Alami Alor? In Bali!!?? You have all sorts of sea life action, my friend! Man! I'm jelly(fish)!

 

[Montanalo]

Oceanic White Tips!!!!!!!!!!! You're gonna get a bunch of Black Tips (as I'm sure you're aware), but how sweet for some White Tips, and maybe some Tigers (w/o knowing the cycle/migration of Tigers and if it lines up with your AO)

Did you see the video of the SCUBA diver taking a selfie, and a Great White coming up right behind him in very murky (think Malibu clarity) water? So fricken crazy. 12 footer opens up full jaw and streams right beside him. If you haven't seen it, I need to post it for you. It's amazing.

Man, Colo, I will live vicariously through you. @Silver Surfer posts pics he's made. Beautiful pics. If you could do the same, even if you're diving with Clown Fish and Garibaldi and Nurse Sharks, I would adore it. We all would

Will do, Trouty! There is an outside chance I may catch a hammerhead shark as well.. I am excited!

 

[Montanalo]

Alami Alor? In Bali!!?? You have all sorts of sea life action, my friend! Man! I'm jelly(fish)!

Alami Alor is about 2 hours airflight ENE of Bali... Literally, in the middle of no where. Famous for reef diving, but it takes 2+ days to get there from the states.

 

[Trouty]

Alami Alor is about 2 hours airflight ENE of Bali... Literally, in the middle of no where. Famous for reef diving, but it takes 2+ days to get there from the states.

Just. Wow. Have an amazing adventure, Colo.

 

[Silver Surfer]

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Man, Colo, I will live vicariously through you. @Silver Surfer posts pics he's made....

Thanks bud. I've been stuck in the SE for a while, so I'm shooting birds these days. They're amazing little creatures when you look at the the intricacy, color and patterns of their feathers.... but man, do I miss getting out "in it" to photograph the wild places. , I hope my ability to travel may be changing soon.

 

[Trouty]

Thanks bud. I've been stuck in the SE for a while, so I'm shooting birds these days. They're amazing little creatures when you look at the the intricacy, color and patterns of their feathers.... but man, do I miss getting out "in it" to photograph the wild places. , I hope my ability to travel may be changing soon.

Your gorgeous "bird" pics are what I'm referring to, Silver. I will never forget that day in 2017 offseason when you shared some of your portfolio for all of us.

 

[Trouty]

@ColoCowboy

So this is a truncated version of the vid I'm referring to. You may have seen it. It's been around for about 5 or so months in diver/shark forums, but I don't have time to delve into r/Sharks to find the whole vid.

This is a straight up haunting vid, in whole. But here you get the "kill shot." The original vid is so gnarly. Dude just diving, for about 2 mins, and then all of a sudden this behemoth in Perth. The original vid is, again, over 2 mins. And it is glorious. The diver was upset with r/Sharks for posting the whole thing (have no clue how it got into the hands of redditors) -- he was saying it was part of a documentary blah blah blah.

This vid does no justice to the original experience, but it's all I can find, w/o gnarly ads, 3rd party hosts, spending several hours digging up the whole vid, and whatnot etc etc

 

[Montanalo]

@ColoCowboy

So this is a truncated version of the vid I'm referring to. You may have seen it. It's been around for about 5 or so months in diver/shark forums, but I don't have time to delve into r/Sharks to find the whole vid.

This is a straight up haunting vid, in whole. But here you get the "kill shot." The original vid is so gnarly. Dude just diving, for about 2 mins, and then all of a sudden this behemoth in Perth. The original vid is, again, over 2 mins. And it is glorious. The diver was upset with r/Sharks for posting the whole thing (have no clue how it got into the hands of redditors) -- he was saying it was part of a documentary blah blah blah.

This vid does no justice to the original experience, but it's all I can find, w/o gnarly ads, 3rd party hosts, and whatnot etc etc

Pretty amazing.. And, frightening! Not sure what I would have done in that situation. Although, my wetsuit would have needed a thorough sterilization afterwords. Ha!

 

[Trouty]

Pretty amazing.. And, frightening! Not sure what I would have done in that situation. Although, my wetsuit would have needed a thorough sterilization afterwords. Ha!

You'd have been scared shyteless, then wanting to go back in!

 

[Trouty]

I love snakes and sharks! I love nature. I am so happy some of you get to experience it in your retirement. If I make it, I will be following your footsteps, Colo, Silver.

 

[Ranching]

I love snakes and sharks! I love nature. I am so happy some of you get to experience it in your retirement. If I make it, I will be following your footsteps, Colo, Silver.

Pretty cool stuff!!!

 

[Trouty]

Will do, Trouty! There is an outside chance I may catch a hammerhead shark as well.. I am excited!

Hammerheads

Great hammerhead are 20 feet of pure jaw and Ampullae of Lorenzini.

I imagine Great? Or are you guys intercepting schools of 8-12 footers?

Oceanic White Tips have eaten more humans than Great Whites. I'm sorry for this dark retort. But it is true. They feasted on, and got a taste of human flesh/blood during the '40s in the Atlantic and Pacific deep oceans (WWII reasons).

 

[Trouty]

Pretty cool stuff!!!

You have Bull Sharks in SPI. There was a death there a couple, or less, decades ago

Bull Sharks are magnificent species.

(Coach, I'm sorry if I've already told you this )

 

[Ranched]

Good afternoon everyone. Sitting in the Bali, Indonesia airport awaiting my flight to Alami Alor for a week of scuba diving. Tick another destination off the bucket list.

Will miss the first game, but am depending on the collective observations and wisdom of the CZ to keep me informed.

@Trouty, got my camera and, hopefully, will get some good videos of sharks

How exciting Colo. Have a wonderful time. Do be careful. Enjoy a cup of that Earl Grey as well.

 

[Ranched]

Pretty cool stuff!!!

Putty likes snakes too.

 

[Tabascocat]

You have Bull Sharks in SPI. There was a death there a couple, or less, decades ago

Bull Sharks are magnificent species.

(Coach, I'm sorry if I've already told you this )

I am more afraid of a Bull shark than a Great White. Bulls are just too unpredictable, had a run-in with one in the Gulf spear fishing many years ago.