Enjoying Beautiful Daydream Island

From the name alone, Daydream Island have invited my curiosity to find out the actual conditions so that the island is so named. Is the island because there are poisonous snakes are highly venomous? Or because there is a leafy tree or gummy deadly? Or is there fish in the waters surrounding the issue of ink and the like that can hurt people to death? The questions had come in my mind before arriving on the island.

On the roof I do own speedboat journey from beginning to arrive at Daydream Island. But actually there are still some other fellow traveler sitting sweetly in a speedboat, including Jerry Kojansow, master diver Scuba School International (SSI).

After wading Buyat Bay waters less than 30 minutes, Daydream Island is a speck in the distance looks like a swell in the middle of the island waters began to clear its form. Apparently only coral island with an area of 1.8 hectares, the trees above shrubs and few large trees that are often visited several species of birds as a transit point. When the rainy season, the trees in this island looks lush green, but when the dry season, the island appears barren because trees on it go dry.

Because the mini-sized, do not expect you'll find a beach on the island. The sides are very steep area directly bordering the sea water rippling louder as the season winds. Eventually the ship could not dock speedboats on the island. A few meters from the island, the anchor must be tethered to a speedboat. Because if approaching a speedboat can menambrak coral reefs or even the island's cliffs.

Daydream Island near the shore, after finding a safe position for the vessel from the pounding waves, the crew immediately melampar anchor. Jerry apparently can not wait. Rather stout bodied men were plunged into the sea with langung snorkelingnya mask. Seeing this man so enjoy a swim and some time to dip into the surface of the coral reef, as if he is like the human Deni fish. "Come quick jump," said Jerry after the show returned to the surface. His words quickly filled with colleagues who are one by one following the waterfalls to enjoy the coral reefs of Daydream Island surface of fast-flowing water is strong enough that morning.

According to Jerry, Daydream Island is surrounded by a variety of different forms of coral reefs are still intact. Here, go Jerry, there are also big boulders covered with corals and algae. "Genus Acropora species of coral-shaped stone table is the most dominant. Kind of large amounts of fish butterflyfish, damselfish, pelagic fish, and manta rays," explained Jerry ever dive in the waters beberapakali Daydream Island for research and underwater photography.

Almost an hour Jerry was floating above the sea level. He guides the other fellow who was so hypnotized by visible underwater beauty. Some other fellow was just cool to see and capture them from the ship. Once satisfied to enjoy the waters of Daydream Island, and then we left for snorkeling and diving spot others who are in the area Totok Buyat Bay and Peninsula.

On the ship, several colleagues who took part bersnorkeling body appears red and itchy. "A lot of feather pig, so get itchy skin, wearing wetsuit should be safe," said the girl, a magazine journalist looked like a strong singer Sherina Munaf bersnorkeling with Jerry until the end. Some other colleagues also experienced the same. Seeing the condition that, my mind was thinking, maybe that is causing the tiny island called Daydream Island. True or not, certainly Daydream Island with a variety of coral reefs are still intact, into his own attraction for nautical tourism sales in Buyat Bay and surrounding areas.

Travel Tips

Daydream Island in front of Buyat Bay, District Ratatotok, Southeast Minahasa regency, North Sulawesi. The distance is 4.3 kilometers from the Port of Duct Tape. Only took about 15 minutes from the beach Buyat predictably speedboat or 30 minutes by motor boat owned by local fishermen. If the city of Manado to Ratatotok About a 3.5 hour by car travel.

The purpose of this tiny island and the diving course to bersnorkeling. The best time to dive began at 07:00 to 11:00 in the west season, between December to May because the water was relatively calm flow conditions throughout the day. Flows from calm to strong sea. Type penyelamannya fun and deep diving with visibility of 20-25 meters with a temperature of 26-32 degrees Celsius, and a depth ranging from 50-40 meters.

Equipment for snorkeling and diving can be rented through diving clubs in the city of Manado and Minahasa. Other nearby objects and the Mount Hope Beach Duct Tape. For accommodation can stay overnight in Duct Tape Mess around 100 meters from the beach Buyat. Tariffs between Rp150 thousand s / d Rp 300 thousand per night inclusive of meals three times and laundry.