NDC Resort Dive & Spa Manado

... on noussut toinen toistaan hulppeampia "mooleja", joita koko viimeisen Indonesia-illan sitten kiersimme. Ostokset sinansa jaivat vahiin. Mita nyt parikymmenta pussia nasi goreng -maustepusseja, pari pakettia irtoteeta ja 150 pussia ah niin herkullista SariWangi-teeta ostimme. Niin, ja osti Antti myos ne pakolliset taydennykset indonesiankielisten kirjojen kirjahyllyyn: Uusin Harry Potter tietysti (muuthan kotona jo ovatkin ja vahan jai ...

... us from one side of the jeep to the other. Tired and a little nauseated we arrived in Gorontalo at the middle of the night. Got a hotel, fell on our bed like stones and slept (that is, after killing a fist big spider which seemed comfortable at the end of my bed).

Today we went to a 30 meter waterfall outside the city. With only flip flops on our feet we were not really prepared for the sharp rocks that were our path, but somehow ...

... without knowledge of what lies beneath the waves, which is somewhat understandable. If they could only see what lies below! There are no landfills and no procedures for garbage pickup and removal. It either piles up in people's back yards, or it gets tossed into the sea. And plastic has become more and more available in the jungles. We really shudder to ...

... volcanoes as we went along (Mt. Lokon at 1580m, and Mt. Mahawu at 1311m). In Woloan, we made a stop to use a local couple's bathroom. Our guide knew them so it wasn't like just dropping in, but bringing 10 into their home to use the squatty potty was probably a bit amusing for them. They were the nicest couple though and were delighted to meet and talk with us. They actually ...

Day 3 brought more awesome diving over at Bunaken. How can you keep diving the same site over again, you ask? Like we said, there's so much to see it's impossible to cover it all no matter how many dives you do there. There's always something new to see and seeking out the hidden critters almost always results in big rewards. The abundance of sea life is absolutely ...

After landing at the airport, me and the group (my father's crew - as I was freeloading off his business trip) went straight to Lake Tondano. The roads along the way were surrounded by flat rice paddies with views of the Lambean mountains in the distance. Unfortunately, it was a cloudy day, and we got to the lake a ...

... and seemingly grumpier. The others had less kids, were somewhat smaller and thinner, and more hesitant and alert, hmmm. The reef that we came upon was a sometimes residence of somebody, but uninhabitated. It may have been an onshore haven for some sea gypsies, and there were a couple hundred sea gypsie dwellings in the bay in front of the town. The beach was about 50 meters wide and gorgeous black sand, with basalt rock lining each side. We ventured into the water, and ...

... finale SP. Ker na otocku ni TV, so nas ob 2h ponoci s colnom prepeljali v 5 min oddaljeno vas, v hiso, kjer se je zbralo tudi kakih 20-30 drugih vascanov, ki so tokrat vsi slozno navijali za Italy. Skuhali so nam kavo, ki je mimogrede v Indonneziji kar dobra, in nam spekli koruzo. V ponedeljek smo se po kosilu odpravili cakat na ladjo, ki enkrat na teden pelje z otocja do Gorontala. No, ladja je prisla ob 21h in voznja ki naj bi trajala kakih 12h je na koncu ...

... une nuee fluorescente totalement psychedelique. C'est indescriptible ! A part ca on a vu plein de nouvelles especes qui ne sortent que la nuit. Apres Bunaken, je suis retourne dans la reserve de Tangkoko (que j'avais aussi visitee la derniere fois) pour aller revoir les tarsiers, les plus petits primates au monde, avec Nicolas et Fabienne. C'est un parc national au milieu de la foret tropicale vraiment magnifique au bord d'une plage de sable noir.

... the way we saw a whole herd (tribe, pack, ensemble?) of black macaque monkeys (stop giggling, Shawn, they didn't get to choose their name) up close and personal, as well as a rare hornbill and some amazing jungle scenery. Very impressive. After that we decided against another night but couldn't seem to find any way to get back to town. Apparently, buses are a bit of a sporadic luxury around here. Eventually, we managed to track down a tiny little truck very ...