Pre-travel planning
November 14, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
While we wish we could travel light, it's not happening. We sorted and weighed our dive bags and gear and our necessities are 20kg each. I suspect we will end up traveling with a total of 60 kg,Read more
Packing dive gear
November 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Somehow it all fits, with room left for clothing!
Out Of Office!
November 22, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
I guess my OOO message makes it official!
DIA overnight
November 22, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Pikes Peak and Denver sunset
Headed to Bali
November 25, 2024 in Hong Kong ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Checked out of the hotel at 5 am and navigated check-in and a shuttle bus to our flight to Bali. Starbucks was the only place open at 6 am. No plastic cups, lids, or straws🌎
Driving from Denpasar to Pemuteran
November 25, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We got to see the busy scooter traffic of Denpasar and then up through the mountains. We drove from the south to the north across the island of Bali
LAX to HKG, 14 hr 51 min
November 24, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We made it to Hong Kong!
Bali
November 25, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
The hardest thing about traveling has been the lack of caffeine to try and counteract jetlag. I've had only 2 coffees since Friday morning.
Day 1-3
November 25, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Finally made it to the hotel! Only 30+ hours of travel later. My highlights of the first few days were the privilege of getting to fly Polaris and the brief stop at a coffee plantation. The plantationRead more
First day of diving
November 27, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We did our first three dives of the trip out of Pemuteran. They were three dives and the water is 30c/86f. Really too warm for diving when the air temp is 32/90. They served us a typical IndonesianRead more
Sri Ganeshan Menjangan Temple
November 28, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Checking out the temple from our boat during our dive surface interval
Bali Hinduism
November 29, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
The island of Bali is majority Hindu, and we have seen a lot of Bali Hindu religious expressions. Most homes and businesses have their own temples and light incense in palm baskets filled with flowersRead more
Muck diving
November 30, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The dive company drove us to a muck site, Puri Jati, about 45 minutes East of Pemuteran. We did two really long dives, 110 min and 80 minutes. We saw all kinds of macro critters and will try and postRead more
Last day of diving
December 1, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Heavy rain delayed our dives but we managed to get our last two dives.
Last morning in Pemuteran
December 2, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Checking out of our lodging and headed to Ubud, Bali
Drive to Ubud from Permuteran
December 2, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Welcome to Ubud
December 2, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We took a ride over the mountains and thru the middle of Bali, with a stop for coffee and a view of some twin lakes. We are now in Ubud, which is a tourist destination and very different fromRead more
Ubud Monkey Forest
December 2, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌩️ 30 °C
We have arrived in Ubud! We are letting our gear dry in the hotel (it’s a little musty). We then grabbed lunch before we headed to the monkey forest. There, we saw a temple, a few monkeys, and IRead more
Monkey Park
December 2, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌩️ 29 °C
A Day of Sightseeing in Ubud
December 3, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
HOT TO GO! Sun is out.and it is warm 🥵.
We visited the Royal Palace, walked through the side streets, stopped for cold drinks and air con when we could find it, and then wandered up to someRead more
Bali to Jakarta
December 3, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
The hardest part of today was saying goodbye to Sage. She is staying on in Ubud for a few more days before flying home to go back to work 🥺. We are so lucky to be able to travel and dive as aRead more
Layover in Jakarta
December 3, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
2 hrs in the CGK Jakarta airport and then we board our flight to Sorong SOQ. They have these amazing loungers in the "rest area". My new favorite airport.
Flying into Sorong, West Papua, Indonesi
December 4, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Slept most of the 4 hour flight. Window seat was a good choice for this flight with the sunrise and descent into Sorong We flew right over many dive boats that can be seen in the video
Arrival in Sorong
December 4, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Landed after the over night flight. We were waiting in line to check into the hotel behind an Australian who had the 2018 skipping championship China backpack!
A visit to the mall
December 4, 2024 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
We are spending today and tonight at a hotel in Sorong and get on the dive boat tomorrow. Sorong is a port city and quite industrial. Most of the tourist top 10 recommendations have just 1Read more
TravelerIm begining to think ill have the same issue with my patagonia backpacking trip
TravelerWe are having to pay for extra weight but no other choice. It's a trade off since we want to dive with our own gear. I brought hardly much besides dive gear, swimsuits, a few pair shorts and tank tops.