Pre-travel planning
14 november 2024, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 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,Läs mer
Packing dive gear
17 november 2024, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Somehow it all fits, with room left for clothing!
Out Of Office!
22 november 2024, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
I guess my OOO message makes it official!
DIA overnight
22 november 2024, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Pikes Peak and Denver sunset
Headed to Bali
25 november 2024, 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
25 november 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 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
24 november 2024, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We made it to Hong Kong!
Bali
25 november 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 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
25 november 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 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 plantationLäs mer
First day of diving
27 november 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 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 IndonesianLäs mer
Sri Ganeshan Menjangan Temple
28 november 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Checking out the temple from our boat during our dive surface interval
Bali Hinduism
29 november 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 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 flowersLäs mer
Muck diving
30 november 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 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 postLäs mer
Last day of diving
1 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Heavy rain delayed our dives but we managed to get our last two dives.
Last morning in Pemuteran
2 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Checking out of our lodging and headed to Ubud, Bali
Drive to Ubud from Permuteran
2 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Welcome to Ubud
2 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 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 fromLäs mer
Ubud Monkey Forest
2 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ 🌩️ 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 ILäs mer
Monkey Park
2 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ 🌩️ 29 °C
A Day of Sightseeing in Ubud
3 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ⛅ 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 someLäs mer
Bali to Jakarta
3 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ 🌧 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 aLäs mer
Layover in Jakarta
3 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 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
4 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 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
4 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ ☁️ 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
4 december 2024, Indonesien ⋅ 🌧 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 1Läs mer
ResenärIm begining to think ill have the same issue with my patagonia backpacking trip
ResenärWe 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.