Dissapointed in RAJA(!?)

[Jay_Remi]

Hello fellow divers,

Well... After a long trip I did four dives in Raja. And to be honest....

I am not blown away. Not at all tbh.
Blue Magic was a true disaster, horrible groups hanging on to corals, divemasters banging tanks constantly, people kneeling inbetween and on the corals and oh yes, some mantas.

Cap Kri was pretty tame, some baracudas, 1 tuna,1 napoleon and a lot of bleeched coral. Little critters and macro was nice.

Dont get me wrong: diving is diving, which i always enjoy, and there is way more to see and to find than in the dark lakes or the North Sea......

But i sort of figured there would be a bit challenging or exciting current dives and lots of fish. And that was not the case.
Soooooo is this me? Am i that spoiled?
Its like walking around in old Havana, you can imagine how beautiful it must have been in the old days.... These reefs are not doing all to well.....

Damn, am i happy i am not on an expensive LOB! (So thank you all for that advice)

So, i just wanted to vent a bit. Thank you for letting me.

Any tips about what to do? I am on Kri, Arborek on Sunday.

Wondering if i should make it to Misool, since i have the time...
. But i feel a bit hesitated since these dives were not really what i expected after cruising the globe......

Any advice welcome.

Might change to horseriding

I spent three weeks in Raja Ampat last December, diving extensively (3 to 4 times a day). First land-based (in Dampier Strait area) for a week, then on a liveaboard for two weeks. I too was quite disappointed with my dives in Dampier Strait. Those dives were ok, but nothing special. But Misool and Wajag were out of this world. Overall, I truly enjoyed Raja Ampat but would not recommend spending too much time in Dampier strait.