We have returned from our 2 day 1 night liveaboard and what a trip! We first sailed to Komodo National Park where we got to see multiple Komodo dragons (see pic below!), Timor deer, and beautiful birds (a wild cockatoo being the highlight). At sunset, we saw the amazing departure of thousands of Sunda Flying Foxes from Pulau Koaba (AKA Kalong "Fruit Bat" Island). Then lecture time on the boat followed by an Indonesian dinner and sleeping underneath the stars on the upper deck.
Yesterday, we went snorkeling around the islands and saw some pristine coral reefs teeming with wildlife and species interactions. So many species...Coral reefs really are the rainforests of the sea!
We'll be spending tonight (Fri, Aug 3) at the Luwansa Beach Resort in Labuan Bajo. On the agenda for the rest of the day and tomorrow: lectures, birding, caving, tree species surveys, and some more lectures. We fly to Jakarta tomorrow afternoon and will spend the night at the FM7 Resort Hotel.
Yesterday, we went snorkeling around the islands and saw some pristine coral reefs teeming with wildlife and species interactions. So many species...Coral reefs really are the rainforests of the sea!
We'll be spending tonight (Fri, Aug 3) at the Luwansa Beach Resort in Labuan Bajo. On the agenda for the rest of the day and tomorrow: lectures, birding, caving, tree species surveys, and some more lectures. We fly to Jakarta tomorrow afternoon and will spend the night at the FM7 Resort Hotel.
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