礁石建造者目的地曼卡岛
在礁石建造者的这里，我们很幸运地潜入一些世界上最郁郁葱葱，充满活力的珊瑚礁，因此，去年我们决定是时候邀请读者邀请读者参加旅程了。这就是珊瑚礁建造者目的地的想法诞生的方式。
我们出发到我们的Sulawesi目的地旅行Aug 10th starting in Manado. We spent the first days diving the spectacular drop off walls in the本肯国家公园。
We loved the exhilarating feeling of looking down a 200-foot wall into the deep blue and ending our dives on the shallow stony coral reef tops. But it was time to move on to our second stop of the trip, Bangka Island.
Transfer To Bangka
曼卡位于苏拉威西北部半岛的中心，以覆盖该岛墙壁的非光合珊瑚而闻名。吸引我们参加这次旅行的最大事情之一就是有机会探索各种栖息地，以及乘船前往我们新目的地的冒险经历。
On the way to Bangka Island, we stopped at two dive sites, Daruno Point, and Bahoi Point. Both of these sites were quite unique, and without a boat transfer, chances are you would never visit this area.
Daruno Point was one of my favorite dives of the trip. I thought this dive, out of all our dives, reminded me the most of an aquarium. The dive site was sloping rather than a wall dive with a huge diversity of corals.
Some that stood out Clove polyps,Zoanthids和绿色星息肉，mycediumandOxypora圣杯珊瑚，Pectinia，，，，Euphyllia，，，，Galaxea，and the biggest colony of lobo I’ve ever seen. You can see in the dive profile picture the scuba diver looks small compared to the carpet of redLobophyllia. And check out this epic bubble coral!
跟着我Deepblu查看我来自苏拉威西的所有潜水曲线。
曼卡岛
But this was just a lead up to the main event Bangka Island. We stayed on the island for three nights and were able to do nine dives. In the morning we went out and dove the walls and the afternoon an easy dive close to the hotel.
Unfortunately, we didn’t really get many good wide angle photos of the NPS covered walls. But that’s just another reason we are planning a trip back to Sulawesi.
One note for the NPS coral dives. These corals like LOTS of flow, without current they are deflated little nubs sticking off the walls. You will need to be an advanced diver and feel comfortable in the water for these dives. But mind you, while we were staying in Bangka the current was minimal, so many of the corals were not on full display, reason number two we need to go back.
At this point, it should come as no surprise that I love coral. So for me, nothing beats a shallow sunlit reef which most divers would consider boring. Actually most divers are just going where their dive guides take them which is why I am passionate about visiting dive centers and teaching the crew some of the basics of coral identification.
在我们在曼卡岛的第一个晚上，我能够发表有关石质珊瑚识别的演讲，这引起了团队中的感兴趣。第二天Sulawesi Dive Guru和所有者[电子邮件保护]丹尼·查尔顿（Danny Charlton）带我们出去冒险。
Tanjung Merah
Danny picked out the best of the best for our exploration dive and our guides were surprisingly reluctant. But he insisted on this poorly visited site namesTanjung Merah，男孩哦，男孩，我们很高兴他做到了。
Tanjung Merahtops my list for all around best dive in Sulawesi, the ultimate coral dive. The dive starts in a calm bay and the second you enter the water you’re met with a splash of pastel colored leather corals and soft coral swaying with the gentle current.
我把这个地点昵称为宁静的皮革，完美地反映了我们在曼卡岛的Murex酒店的住宿。从我的房间里，我可以听到海浪滚动到岸上，将我陷入了宁静的心态，白天没有动力的岛屿氛围使我放慢脚步，拔下插电和放松。
宏观时间
The house reef in front of our hotel on Bangka was the perfect spot to test out our macro lens. Next up after Bangka is Lembeh which is famous for small critters, so I figured it was now or never to brush up on my macro skills!
Our trip included unlimited diving on the house reef so I decided to head out for a macro photography dive. I only wish we could have stayed longer in Bangka. The house reef was fantastic, and the rooms were uber relaxing. But sadly it was time to leave, next stop the Lembeh Strait.
