Hi Everyone, I know I keep making excuses,but this time it is unavoidable. I did finally decide to get a flight into Salawesi--then on to Bunaken,about 3/4 hour boat ride away.No Internet,no public phone,and electricity only in the evening !! That said,it's a beautiful Island,and lots of unspoilt coral reefs to dive. I'm with a very small dive resort(OceanStar)--in fact I'm their only customer! Unfortunately,dives are a tad expensive---although accommodati...

Hi Everyone, Well,I'm back in Kuala Lumpur--need a bit of luxury,and do a bit of shopping--mostly to replace the stuff I manage to leave behind at just about every stop!! To fill you in on the Bali section of this trip--I did hire a motorbike for a day,and rode along the North Coast to Gilimanuk--a port catering for travel to Java.A very hot sweaty and at times nerve wracking journey--you have to have ridden over here to believe the way they drive--overtakin...

Hi Everyone, Well,I managed to get to Lovina,North Bali and got into a pleasant resort-Bali Lovina Beach Cottages--negotiated to less than half price--thank goodness,a bit dear otherwise. Problem then was that none of the local Dive Shops seemed interested in diving Puri Jati--the main reason I came up here.Anyway,a couple offered to sort out a dive but at an exorbitant rate---so I declined. Then,last night,someone popped into my resort and told me they h...

Hi everyone, Not really anything to tell you,but thought I'd update any relatives checking out my blog. Getting a tad bored,sitting around waiting for this ruddy ear to sort itself out-unfortunately no doctors around here(as far as I can tell) so have to go on my own instincts.I reckon the slight discomfort now is probably due to the treatment as much as the problem,and I'm getting a bit desperate to get in the water--or rather--under it!! Given up idea...

Hi Everyone, Not my fault,this time,that I haven't written for a while---all phone lines were down in Tulamben,so no Internet.I'm now in PadangBai(Bali) recovering from a minor ear infection---what can you expect--52 dives since I started on this trip!! I'll probably be here for perhaps a week,so I expect to do a few dives here,once the ear is sorted.Then,I'm hoping to head for Salawesi,--Bunaken,to be accurate--I've heard that the water is crystal clear,whi...