Trip Report Trip Report - Komodo & Padang Bai Oct 2023

[chillyinCanada]

Don’t expect to see Mola Mola in Crystal Bay in January.

That's when I've seen them.

 

[Dan]

That's when I've seen them.

Good for you! Sometimes you might get lucky.

I saw 2 Mola Mola on the surface from the Galapagos Master sun deck when we cruised from Fernandina back to Cousins Island in Galapagos.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Good for you! Sometimes you might get lucky.

I saw 2 Mola Mola on the surface when we cruise from Fernandina back to Cousins Island in Galapagos.

Yes, I was and on different trips too.

Perhaps Blackcrusader will get as lucky as I was.

 

[Dan]

From post # 19 of

How is diving in Galapagos in December?

Wow wow wow , what a fabulous hammerhead picture ! I'm so pleased that you had such a good time.....what was the water temperature like ? Thanks so much for posting . Thanks. We stayed 2 days in Darwin & made 8 dives to see the same schooling hammerheads with 30' visibility. They were very shy...

scubaboard.com

 

[Blackcrusader]

Perhaps Blackcrusader will get as lucky as I was.

I'll let you know if people see them. I may go to Crystal bay if they have a day set aside for that. Even if no Mola some other good marine life on the sloping wall. It's just temperature and currents. I have a reef hook in case I get tired lol.

 

[Tippytoes12]

On our very first dive in Crystal Bay we saw seven molas in June. A few had been seen the days before, but they can pop up at different times of the year.

 

[Grm]

Always worth a dive or 2 at Gili Mimpang, closer and I have seen more Mola Mola there than Crystal Bay - usually less current too, not sure they’ll be there in Jan though - bit late in the season but you never know

 

[Dan]

I'll let you know if people see them. I may go to Crystal bay if they have a day set aside for that. Even if no Mola some other good marine life on the sloping wall. It's just temperature and currents. I have a reef hook in case I get tired lol.

Like Great White Shark & Balinese Wobbegong Shark. Wish you luck!

 

[JonnieB]

Like Great White Shark & Balinese Wobbegong Shark. Wish you luck!

The Wobegongs I'd love to see...the Great White not so much.

 

[Dan]

The Wobegongs I'd love to see...the Great White not so much.

The last time I saw GWS, they put me in a cage to keep the sharks away from me.