all flights coming and going worked great.
no lost bags.
stayed the night in bali at legian beach resort both ways.
was met on the boat by the 2 divemasters.
no.1 rule is no shoes worn while onboard.
no.2 rule is only divemaster may operate the boat's music system.
many countries/states represented; indonesia, italy, california, estonia, switzerland, germany, holland and virginia.
the food was very good and plentiful.
consisted of diffrent meats fresh vegtables and fruit.
there also were baked goods.
the boat was very clean and well kept up.
the cabins had plenty of storage and private bath rooms.
while we were there the a/c did not operate fully.
there were 4 dives a day for 5 days.
day 6 was 2 dives.
first dive briefing is 6:30am.
then breakfast.
second dive briefing is 10:30am.
then lunch.
third dive briefing is 2:30pm.
dusk dive at 6:00pm.
then dinner.
first day did 4 dives at hoga island.
all dives were allowed 70 mins. with 400 psi on the tender.
dusk dives 60 mins.
hoga island had walls and coral gardens with schools of fish.
for the night dive the coral blooms many colors.
second and third day did buton lagoon.
tied to a mooring close to a commercial pier.
this is where we were introduced to muck diving.
muck diving was done around the pier and close to shore.
there were many chunks of concrete, dozens of old tires, hundreds of glass bottles and jars, miles of fishing lines complete with lures and hooks.
reminded me diving when i was a kid in the potomac river before they invented sewer plants.
fourth day dove wangi wangi.
nice walls and great coral structures with many fish.
fifth day dove binongko and kaledupa.
sixth day dove tomia.
these last 3 days we saw turtles, manta ray, spotted eagle ray, napoleon wrasse, green moray eel, many sea snakes, clown fish, bat fish, trigger fish, moorish idols, schools of black durgon and tons i've never seen before.
there were lots of hard and soft coral everywhere.
this was my first trip to this part of the world and i cannot fully describe what i saw.
i'm an "old man" with poor eyesite and everything looked beautiful.
i shot a dozen rolls of 35 and i'm getting digital copies too.
the people of bali are very nice.
the town is a big mixing bowl of the old and the new.
i had a very nice time and would like to return.
regards,
no lost bags.
stayed the night in bali at legian beach resort both ways.
was met on the boat by the 2 divemasters.
no.1 rule is no shoes worn while onboard.
no.2 rule is only divemaster may operate the boat's music system.
many countries/states represented; indonesia, italy, california, estonia, switzerland, germany, holland and virginia.
the food was very good and plentiful.
consisted of diffrent meats fresh vegtables and fruit.
there also were baked goods.
the boat was very clean and well kept up.
the cabins had plenty of storage and private bath rooms.
while we were there the a/c did not operate fully.
there were 4 dives a day for 5 days.
day 6 was 2 dives.
first dive briefing is 6:30am.
then breakfast.
second dive briefing is 10:30am.
then lunch.
third dive briefing is 2:30pm.
dusk dive at 6:00pm.
then dinner.
first day did 4 dives at hoga island.
all dives were allowed 70 mins. with 400 psi on the tender.
dusk dives 60 mins.
hoga island had walls and coral gardens with schools of fish.
for the night dive the coral blooms many colors.
second and third day did buton lagoon.
tied to a mooring close to a commercial pier.
this is where we were introduced to muck diving.
muck diving was done around the pier and close to shore.
there were many chunks of concrete, dozens of old tires, hundreds of glass bottles and jars, miles of fishing lines complete with lures and hooks.
reminded me diving when i was a kid in the potomac river before they invented sewer plants.
fourth day dove wangi wangi.
nice walls and great coral structures with many fish.
fifth day dove binongko and kaledupa.
sixth day dove tomia.
these last 3 days we saw turtles, manta ray, spotted eagle ray, napoleon wrasse, green moray eel, many sea snakes, clown fish, bat fish, trigger fish, moorish idols, schools of black durgon and tons i've never seen before.
there were lots of hard and soft coral everywhere.
this was my first trip to this part of the world and i cannot fully describe what i saw.
i'm an "old man" with poor eyesite and everything looked beautiful.
i shot a dozen rolls of 35 and i'm getting digital copies too.
the people of bali are very nice.
the town is a big mixing bowl of the old and the new.
i had a very nice time and would like to return.
regards,
