March 2, 2026
There is just so much creativity, detail and beauty I couldn't limit my
Hobbiton post to just one blog. I easily took 400 photos over the course of the 2.5 hour tour!
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Our guide asked for a volunteer to recreate a famous scene from The Hobbit unexpected adventure - seen below and Bosco was choosen for the star role. Who do you think did it better? Bosco did it in one take - no rehersals!
It was a fun day with a good group of friends. So many photos, indulge me in showing a few more!
We woke up to thunder & lighting and pouring rain, but the afternoon turned gorgeous! We had a lovely sunset and a relaxing day. Played some games, sang some tunes with the staff and chilled! Also got a chance to do some blog work. More daily highlights below.
Raja Ampat is truly a diver and snorkeler paradise! Soooo many fish and corals everywhere you look!
Seeing an Octopus on this trip is one of my goals. So far, I have seen two reef octopus hiding in holes on the reef slopes. But I really want to see one in motion, like this video below by Evan Johnston (follow him on Instagram at of___earth ). Evan is an Irish marine biologist, free diver/ scubadiver, instructor and talented underwater videographer. He has been at the Resort for the last 6 weeks taking video, for their future marketing and gave me this video for inspiration!