Secret Bay

Will Postlethwaite & Demelza · Issue 6, Apr/May 2002 · pp. 16–17

Muck dives, black sand or ‘critter hunts’ have always proved to be a favourite among underwater photographers, nudibranch freaks and scientists on the look out for something new to bear their name. Indeed locations which can provide for these enthusiasts and professionals have reached almost devotional status. The recent publication of lavish coffee table books depicting the stunning and freakish marine inhabitants of these incongruous dive sites is further testament to their popularity. Now, I’ve never been known to keep a secret for long and a bay known by just a handful of photographers is certainly a secret worth sharing. If I also let slip that diving here will cost you a mere sliver of the wad demanded by its infamous native counterpart, it should be enough to get your trigger finger twitching. Located on the arid western tip of the spirituous island of Bali, Secret Bay follows the…