Welcome to Total Bottom Time!
Total Bottom Time is my online personal dive log. A place where I can share my dives with friends, family, other divers, and the world. You can find out a bit more about me and see my full log of dives by clicking on my profile on the right. Feel free to subscribe to my dives via email or RSS.
Below are just some of my latest dives.
Latest Dives
Xi-Ji Fault |
May 17, 2026 |
Final dive of the trip and back to Dongji Island for our final surface interval.
Dongji Island
We walked to the top of a hill to see the goats.
Goats
For the final dive, we went to Xi-Ji Fault.
Xi-Ji Fault
The final dive of the trip didn't disappoint. Lots of great wildlife.
Painted Spiny Lobster
Emperor Angelfish
Semicircle Angelfish
Angelfish
Streaked Chromodoris
Maskrays
Pustulose Wart Slug
Bluestriped Snapper
And that was it for the Taiwan trip!
Click here to continue reading...Dong-Xi-Ji Gallery |
May 17, 2026 |
Another surface interval, this time at Dongji Island.
Dongji Island
After that, we were off to Dong-Xi-Ji Gallery.
Dong-Xi-Ji Gallery
It really lived up to its name. It was positively a gallery of life.
Humpback Snapper
Starfish
Hong Kong Butterflyfish
Redlip Parrotfish
Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab
Genus Myriopathes
Stone Scorpionfish
Longfin Rockcod
Yellowmask Surgeonfish
Longfin Bannerfish
Click here to continue reading...Dongji Barracuda |
May 17, 2026 |
The final day of diving began with what was the highlight dive of Penghu County. The site that routinely has Barracuda. It didn't disappoint.
Dongji Barracuda
On the way to the area with the Barracuda, there were plenty of other fish in the sea.
Three-spot Dascyllus
White-edged Lyretail
Crosshatch Butterflyfish
Longfin Bannerfish
Redlip Parrotfish
Then we found the Barracuda. The current was strong so we hooked in with our reef hooks and watched the show.
Barracuda
I eventually worked out that if I went from kneeling to lying down, they would get much closer.
Barracuda
Towards the end, one of the other divers took this pic of me (right) and my buddy just after we unhooked from the reef.
Divers
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