Waiting to board
9 décembre 2017, Afrique du Sud ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
So ... Is this going to be a .....
Jakarta
11 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
After 27 hours of travel 🤤😲 (admittedly door to door) we arrived in Jakarta where we'll spend the next 2 days...
Luckily we don't get rain like this
11 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
While bumbling around a shopping district in Jakarta, a thunderstorm of note was brewing. In the space of about 20 minutes streets looked like rivers, visibility was no more than 20 meters, and theEn savoir plus
Trip to the airport
13 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
So you think Jozi traffic is bad ... I'm thankful that we don't have thousands of scooter's, taxis, cars and even trains to contend with 😮
We took the local equivalent of Uber, calledEn savoir plus
Labuhanbajo
13 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
A 2 hour flight from Jakarta to Komodo International Airport on Labuhanbajo.
Tomorrow we are collected and taken to the Indo Aggressor for our 10 day dive trip.
Already stressing that there's noEn savoir plus
Eco Tree 'Otel
13 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Our spot for the night ... Looked really grim from the outside, and my heart sank ...
But inside it is newly renovated and clean ... Even has WiFi in the rooms 😁
Sunset from our balcony
13 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Indo Aggressor
14 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Nice boat with great crew. Only 12 guests, so nice small group. Very happy we have the top side cabin so we can leave windows and door open 😁
2 tenders, each with only 6 divers and 2 crew, madeEn savoir plus
Dive Day 1
15 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
3 dives today. The viz wasn't great today ... 1st dive <5m; 2nd dive 5-10m; 3rd dive <5m.
However the colourful coral and multitude of small critters made up for it 🙄.
Oh and the 5 manta raysEn savoir plus
Hike anyone
15 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We didn't know that there were activities other than diving on a dive boat.
Gary, the tour leader asked if anyone wanted to go for a walk, little did we know it was a HIKE !
Fortunately we got backEn savoir plus
Dive Day 2
16 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Viz still poor, but with so many little critters to see, it wasn't too much of a problem.
I'm sure everything is bigger here 😮. I've seen the biggest Bat Fish and Oriental Sweetlips ever ... AndEn savoir plus
Dive Day 3
17 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Better viz and water temperature today - 5-10m but 28-29° water 😊. Who would have thought that a 1 degree change would be so noticable 🤤
Dive Day 4
18 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
After a proper thunder storm at 00h15 this morning, the day started off quite overcast and cool. Paul went with Gary to drop the buoy for the 1st dive and they promptly got rained on.
Water stillEn savoir plus
Dinner Aggressor style
18 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
White and blue tablecloths, fancy folded napkins and daily dinner menu's ...
Komodo Dragons in Horseshoe Bay
18 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After our 3rd dive, we went to look at the Dragons on the beach.
They are not the prettiest of lizards and reminded me of our African Water Monitor Lizards, only bigger.
Unfortunately they have beenEn savoir plus
Dive Day 5
19 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A bit of sunshine today, but lots of rain all around. Luckily the worst of the thunderstorms have been at night 🙄
Dive Day 6
20 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Another thunderstorm last night and a night sail to Langkoi.
Viz improved on the 1st and 2nd dives, but we then moved as the swell was rather vicious.
However, the 3rd dive of the day was aEn savoir plus
Dive Day 7
21 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Still lots of rain about and the water temperature has dropped to 26° 😝, so only 2 dives for me today ....
Watched the guys bring the tenders up onto the yacht as the seas were quite rough 🙂
Dive Day 8
22 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
I didn't dive today, weathered overcast and rainy, water cold and chest a bit tight 🙂
The sun came out in the late afternoon and we did have a beautiful sunset before the daily evening thunderstorm 😊
Loh Buaya Komodo NP
23 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
On our way back to port, we stopped to visit the Komodo National Park on Rinca
Last night on Aggressor
23 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Xmas Dinner and Balinese dancing
25 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
A special Christmas dinner with Balinese dancing.
We were at the table with the German Resort owner. He has lived here for 26 years and could answer the many questions we had regarding Balinese lifeEn savoir plus
Taman Tirta Gangga
26 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Tirta Gangga is a former royal palace in eastern Bali, Indonesia.
Tirta Gangga literally means water from the Ganges and it is a site of some reverence for the Hindu Balinese. Strictly, the nameEn savoir plus
Out & About from Tulamben
26 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ☁️ -11 °C
Coffee stop
27 décembre 2017, Indonésie ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Good coffee with a view of Agung, 2 other peaks and Lake Batur. Very clever toilet signs 😂
I think we left Tulamben in time, as it looks like the volcano has just puffed up a little plume of ash 🤤