April 19, 2026
If you have been following along, you know I really hoped to see an active
Octopus here, swimming through the water. What I didn't specify is what size the
Octopus
would be in that wish! Here in
Raja Ampat we have noticed that our dive masters and guides are really focused on the tinest creatures, in these huge oceans. They carrying writing boards to tell us what we are looking at, because we are talking things the size of a finger tip! So I did
technically get my dream of seeing an
Octopus in flight! Meet the rare and deadly (their sting can kill you in 3 minutes)
Blue Ringed Octopus! He is the small purple and yellow dotted piece cling to the corals below (on the bottom right). You would think just another coral - until you see him move in videos below. Enjoy!
He really is kinda fascinating - he changes colors between flying and landing to better blend with the corals he stops on - somtimes he is white body other times yellow. We watched him for several minutes and it's a good thing I didn't know about the poisonous venom until we were out of the water!
I got to do 14 dives and 5 snorkel trips over our two weeks at Eco Cove Resort. I feel much more confident and comfortable diving, practice does truly help! Eco has these t-shirts that list all their Resort excursions - we made a nice dent in all of them and it's hard to pick a favorite!
Friday nights at Eco Cove Resort are sunset excursion time. All the guest are taken over to tiny Yeben Rock Island. This time the tde ws coming in quickly and alot of the island was already covered by water but that didn't dampen our party! We had a cooler of beer this time too! We also have become feriendly with the 2 families that were there sharing with us.
Eco Cove Resort in Raja Ampat - Oh what a wonderful place! I have truly loved my time here! Sharing it all with wonderful friends, made it even better. Here's some highlights above and below the water.