Woken by the alarm clock, Darryl stumbled out of bed and headed to the dive shop. Diving here has a reputation for being a little tricky so Christine gave it a miss and stayed in bed.
A small stall was serving Indonesian style breakfasts so Darryl enjoyed one whilst waiting for the other divers to turn up. The weather was looking settled so the dive would be at a small site hidden behind a rock. The boat was loaded and off we sped! The instructions given were to drop into the water at the same time and descend immediately. We had to do this as the currents were ferocious. Anytime spent on the surface and you were sure to swept away from the group!
Even underwater, the currents were strong and seemed to come from all and every direction, up, down, left and right! It sometimes felt like you were stuck inside a washing machine. We had to change our plan as the current wouldn't allow us to follow the intended route. The dive was ok but the currents made it more of a battle than one would have liked! Back on shore we chatted, drank tea and discussed tomorrow's diving.
Christine joined us for lunch and we spent the afternoon snorkelling. We saw an amazing octopus changing colour and shape to look like the surrounding coral. What an incredible animal! We also saw the second colourful mantas shrimp of the day scurrying off to his hole.
Just before dinner another storm set in. Unfortunately the seating area at our restaurant has open sides, so with a bit of maneuvering of furniture, we ate in the reception area!
We chatted with the 'new Australians' for the evening and we enjoyed great food relaxing overlooking the sea.
A small stall was serving Indonesian style breakfasts so Darryl enjoyed one whilst waiting for the other divers to turn up. The weather was looking settled so the dive would be at a small site hidden behind a rock. The boat was loaded and off we sped! The instructions given were to drop into the water at the same time and descend immediately. We had to do this as the currents were ferocious. Anytime spent on the surface and you were sure to swept away from the group!
Even underwater, the currents were strong and seemed to come from all and every direction, up, down, left and right! It sometimes felt like you were stuck inside a washing machine. We had to change our plan as the current wouldn't allow us to follow the intended route. The dive was ok but the currents made it more of a battle than one would have liked! Back on shore we chatted, drank tea and discussed tomorrow's diving.
Christine joined us for lunch and we spent the afternoon snorkelling. We saw an amazing octopus changing colour and shape to look like the surrounding coral. What an incredible animal! We also saw the second colourful mantas shrimp of the day scurrying off to his hole.
Just before dinner another storm set in. Unfortunately the seating area at our restaurant has open sides, so with a bit of maneuvering of furniture, we ate in the reception area!
We chatted with the 'new Australians' for the evening and we enjoyed great food relaxing overlooking the sea.
