Here is how we got there
Here are the clown fish in action (requires the latest version of flash player). Watch the mom swim up to my face mask and check me out. Fun!
It all starts early each morning. About 5:30 the sun starts to say hi - and here is the June 9 morning
Morning reflections
Morning boat
Morning fishing
Checking traps
Bintan Agro Beach Resort
Harvesting shell fish
Morning reflections
Reflections
Clouds
Leaving the fishing village - on our way to Marpur island to start the next Sears training session
A fisherman - needs a GE cooler
A happy fisherman
A kelong - fisherman home
Happy fisherman
Another fisherman
Can't find the Sears team so off to snorkel a bit
Staghorn coral
Coral and fish
Little yellow fish
Many colors
Sea urchin
A colorful garden
Seascape
To be identified
Orange stipe fish
Something
Hiding
Not hiding
Looking for dinner
The family looking for dinner
The body of an eel
Eel with mouth open (usual configuration)
The face of an eel
Hiding
Acropora and fish
Anemone and clown fish
Two clowns and a baby in the anemone
Clowns
Two clowns and a baby
Different configuration
Staghorn coral
Some sort of clam?
Two somethings
Our family of clown fish
To be identified
Acropora
School of fish
Giant clam
Yellow fish
Coral fish - feeding
A little clown
Sea cucumber
Frank snorkeling - with yellow fins
Our team
Another view of our team
Mapur Island beach - this is where Sears SA's are sent for training
Another view of the beach
Charlie
Mike
Our Team
Another view
Taking a photo
Charlie underwater
Charlie from below
Adventures with our favorite clown fish
THe mom (I think) is swimming up to my face mask to check me out
And the little one is in the middle of this frame near the bottom
Mom and dad
Mom and dad and the little one
More of mom and dad
Charlie taking more photos
Mike preparing the next episode of Joe Chill
Reflections of clouds
Grandpa
Our deserted island - where are the Sears SAs?
Mike and Charlie discussing the next training episode
Mike is now in a mild panic - where are the Sears guys?
Charlie decided to look on the beach - maybe Home Depot has intervened?
Hmmm - lets check the clouds - looks hmmmm - time to leave
A fisherman
And fishing boats
End of our trip
And our Agro home
Here are photos of local flowers. What interests me is the spiral unfolding of their petals
C. Frank Starmer