Loloata Lacy’s and more

Nigel Marsh · Issue 61, Jul/Aug 2011 · pp. 56–60

Products mentioned: Nikon D90, Ikelite Housing, Inon Z240 strobe, 10-17mm lens, 18-55mm lens, 60mm lens

I am sure every underwater photographer has their wish list of subjects. One of those subjects on my list was a lacy scorpionfish - the amazing Rhinopias. On a recent trip to Loloata Island Resort in Papua New Guinea I got my lacy on the first day, but on the last day of our trip I got something much higher up my wish list that was entirely unexpected. You don’t generally associate the capital city of most countries with great diving, but the Papua New Guinea capital of Port Moresby is ringed by coral reefs and offers some of the best diving to be found in the country. Diving Port Moresby is centred around Bootless Bay, where the wonderful Loloata Island Resort is located. The resort is only thirty minutes from the airport and was established over thirty years ago by one of the pioneers of diving Papua New Guinea, Dik Knight. Dik still manages the resort, with the assistance of fifty sta…