Date: 2013.09.28------2013.10.11
Location: Palau
Purpose: diving + vacation
thereinto:
September 29: ———— October 6: Disembarkation (Funjuku 8 Ten 7 Nights)
October 6 ———— October 11 Stay at PPR Hotel (5 nights)
Catalog: 1, jellyfish lake
2. Introduction to the submerged site
3. Introduction of liveaboards
4. Island vacation + food
Overall Palau is beautiful.
This Pacific island nation, dominated by fishing and tourism, has a land area of 493 square kilometers. With a GDP of $8,900 per capita, Palau is one of the richest in the Pacific island nation, so spending here is also expensive.
Palau is famous for its underwater landscape, belonging to the first of the seven marine wonders of the world, and has a unique non-toxic jellyfish lake in the world.
We are very sorry to catch the rainy season in Palau, from the first day to Palau, we were greeted by torrential rain, after which the rainstorm became our friend, every day with us, so we played hide-and-seek, if there are a few dives without encountering the rain, it will be particularly happy, but even if it does not rain, the sky is also gloomy, so the visibility of the seabed is not good, which is a big pity.
There are not many small things in Palau, here mainly to see big things, such as manta, sharks, turtles, eagle rays, etc., the corals here are also particularly beautiful.
But think about it, I probably still like jellyfish lake the most, so I want to put it in the first introduction, because it is so beautiful, as a group of jellyfish like angels, like stars, like flowers floating around you, you will be shocked in an instant.
Jellyfish Lake is one of Palau's most distinctive attractions.
Tens of thousands of years ago, Jellyfish Lake was once part of the sea, and due to the movement of the earth's crust, the surrounding seabed rose, gradually isolating it from the open sea, forming a seemingly ordinary inland saltwater lake. What is not unusual is that most of the marine life in the lake dies with the depletion of nutrients, leaving only a low-level marine organism that can survive on a small number of microorganisms - jellyfish.
As a result of the disappearance of predators, these jellyfish "lost" the weapon their ancestors used to defend themselves– the toxins in their bodies. In this way, Palau Jellyfish Lake has a unique non-toxic jellyfish in the world. Non-toxic jellyfish are herbivorous, mainly relying on the nutrients secreted by seaweed to survive, so the jellyfish emit a faint orange glow, and there are also large groups of silverfish and transparent moon jellyfish in the lake, all of which are mild and non-toxic.
The permit for Jellyfish Lake is $100 per person and is valid for 10 days.
To go to Jellyfish Lake, you have to climb a hill, and the lake is really like a paradise surrounded by mountains.
When I went, it was always cloudy, and when I took pictures in the lake, I didn't know whether to be glad that there was no rain or regret that there was no sun, but God seemed to see my thoughts, so he sprinkled a ray of sunshine from the clouds, and it was really happy at that moment.
The moment I dive into the water, I knew why I loved the sea. If it is even a moment in life, you can experience a kind of freedom, stretch, the body and mind are as if penetrated by the sun, unrestrained, righteous, into nature.
2013.9.29 Cloudy and rainy (2 dives)
Get on board at about 1 p.m., the first dive is a test dive, the second dive is a night dive, and the dive site is a shipwreck.
1、潜点：Depth Charge Wreck
2、潜点：Depth Charge Wreck
Eclipse Butterflyfish Annular Eclipse Butterflyfish
The name is very graphic, because it has a large black round spot on its body, surrounded by a circle of white lines, which looks like an annular eclipse from a distance.
This butterfly fish is yellow throughout, with a thick black line running through the eye and two silver lines under the annular eclipse. The length of the body is generally about 18 cm.
Saddled Butterflyfish Saddle spotted butterflyfish
The most notable feature is that there is a dark spot on the top of the body leaning towards the tail, a red color on the back of the tail and black spot, and a bright yellow mouth. It is a very beautiful butterfly fish, and its body length is generally about 23 cm.
Staghorn Damsel Orange blunt broad-toothed snapper
That's a name that's a mouthful. It has striped yellow stripes and is about 11.5 cm long.
Redbreasted Wrasse red-breasted squid
The back two-thirds of the body is black and white stripes, the first third is red, and there are red lines around the eyes like sunlight divergence, and the length of the body is generally about 36 cm. This is the first time to see this fish, the face of the light is not clear, clear and only a back shadow, hey!
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