March 16th-21th 2013
March 16th:
Then again, one of my former visited places - again. Was here one year ago, and this is also one of my maine stops this year, and I have booked in at the Golo Hilltop for 10 days this year, I had 12 last year. The plane trip over from Bali was fine, even if the plane was a bit rotten, the seat had a big hole for my ass, the table in front of me kept on falling down from it upright possision. but the importent things like engine and flaps or whatever it is called worked so fine that it got me all the way. I flew Sky Aviation, and I know for a fact that one of their plane went down when they was testing a brand new russian plane, but guess they still are pretty good at the flying thing :) A local man from Flores kept me busy talking during the flight, had a nice talk about diving, cultural differences and more, was interesting.
Lovely to be back at Golo Hilltop, they got the best view of all hotels I ever had stayed at. Have upgraded this year and have a room with AC and hot water in the shower, still pretty cheap, around NOK 300,- Checked in at Dive Komodo, booked for diving for the next 3 days plus a safari later in the week. Looking forward to get back in the sea, have not been to much diving since last time I was here.
March 17
2 dives today, got to see 10-12 dolphines from the boat on the way out, crosse around us, cool. First dive was at Batu Bolong, good dive with turtle, murray eel, tuna, ribbon snake, scorpion fish just to mention some highlights. Secon dive, Manta Point. Amazing today. Got to see 10-15 mantas, started with me laying under 1 of them for a couple of minuttes. So close that it almost slapped my face with one of here wings, 20-30 cm away from my face. Closer than that is it hard to get. Great experience, maybe better than last year. Gonna be hard to top this one, but guess I will :)
Have gotten nice and red today, even if I have used sunscreen lotion, but it burns fast on the winter white Norwegian man. Got to be careful and upgrade to factor 30 I think. Got time for some time by the pool after the diving, always good to have time for a stop there. Normal prosedure, dinner at the Golo, dinner and 2 Bintang and I should be ready for the bed around 21.30. After all it is hollyday, and then one have get up every day at 6.30, thats life.
March 18th
Got a reserve boat today, looks rotten from the outside, a little better on the inside, but it is clean and take us both ways without any problems.
2 more dives, we went to Batu Bolung again for the first dive. A bit boring, but it turned out great. Got to see a manta ray there, and that is not nomal. Got the first shark for the trip as well, just a small white tip, but anyway. The murray eel and a tuna was there today as well, and so was some nice nudi´s. Amacing corals, soft and hard and 1000´s of small fish around on the shallow, just amazing.
Got to se some dolphines from the boat today too, and even better, we saw mantarays from the boat, some swimming under us, and one that was on the top of the water eating. He(?) let the boat come up close, 4-5 meters, before it took off in a hurry. Great!
Dive nu. 2 was at Tetawah Besar, where we saw the feeding manta from the boat. This is usually a drift dive, but today we was there at low or high, and no current, just a relaxing dive among nice corrals. Turtles, 3 mantas, a big nudi, 3 cuttle fish, a blue spotted ray and the usual reef fish.
Just a nice day out, good dives and good company on the boat. Evening, just up at Golo, done some laundry by hand, surfed the net and uploaded some photos, reading and had my dinner. Will have a long day tomorrow, 3 dives, and most likely not back home before around 20H.
March 19th
First of all, we was back early today, even after 3 dives, was only 18H when I was back at Golo Hilltop, nice. Tomorrow I take the day off from diving, and I have at the moment not any ide of what I will do. But first, today.
Up at 6.15, breakfast 6.35 and off to the diveshop at 7.10, just as when i go to work. Even played some Quiz Battle with Atle over breakfast on internett, just as normal. It was almost crowded at the boat today, 6 guest, the most there have been since I came. First dive today was Manta Point. Strong current today, and it took some time without seeing any manta. When the first one come up, I could not find anything to hold on to and was swept away. Or, I took cover behind some corrals 50 meter down below from the others and waited for them. After this, the mantas kept on coming more regulary, but still a bit to far away. Was only filming during this dive, and for the last manta I managed to get close enough for some good filming, and once again I got the manta swimming right on top of me, just amazing. Happy! Second dive was at Pengah Kecil, a new spot for me I think, can not remember it from last year. Amazing corrals, lots for fish from big Giant Trawally to small nudi´s, went deep compare to Manta Point, so had to watch the bottom time so I didn´t go into deco, but not any problem really, just to keep an eye on the computer.
Third dive for the day was a muck dive at Waenilu, shallow dive to max 12 meter, looking for small stuff, very small stuff. I do not find it mayself, but the instructor Nick that leaded the dive have an extraordinare good eye for it, and find the smallest thing. When he find the small "thing", you should really look for the tiny "thing" living on the small "thing":)
Evening, have just spendt it at Golo, dinner and edited some manta filming, trying to get the best of the many cuts, not easy, but are slowly getting there.
March 20th
A day of doing nothing, sleeping longer, till 7, starting the day reading on the veranda in front of the cabin, just a smooth start of the day. Breakfast and a trip down town for some small shopping, paying for the diving, INR 8 500 000,- for that fun, then back to the pool at Golo, just reading and chillin and having a small lunch. Came in fact some rain today, a pretty hard rain shower for about 1 hour or so, then nice again.
Tonight, pack for the dive safari, and go to a lecture about Manta Rays, will get it again on the boat one of the next days.
Interresting lecture about the Manta Rays, educational and interesting. Will be cool to be on the boat with this people the next days. Think we will be a small and good group, looks that way.
Fun, when I walked back up from Paradise bar to the Golo, I noticed some flying lights in the bushes, and most likely it was fireflies, can not remember that I have seen that before.
Next blog will most likely be about Manta Rays and the dive safari :)
March 25th
Back at Golo from the dive safari. As I said/say in the Safari blog I got sick, and it makes me happy to say that I am a lot better today, after a good nights sleep. Not a 100 % yet, but a lot better.
Today I have not done anything, just been writing on the blog, got some money so I can get out of Indonesia tomorrow, and chillin by the pool.
I am flying over Denpasar to KL, where I will stay for 2 days before I continue to Palawan, Philippines on the night till Friday, Good Friday as it happen to be. A big day in Philippines, the day of crucifiction somewhere in Philippines, but not where I am going I think.
Then again, one of my former visited places - again. Was here one year ago, and this is also one of my maine stops this year, and I have booked in at the Golo Hilltop for 10 days this year, I had 12 last year. The plane trip over from Bali was fine, even if the plane was a bit rotten, the seat had a big hole for my ass, the table in front of me kept on falling down from it upright possision. but the importent things like engine and flaps or whatever it is called worked so fine that it got me all the way. I flew Sky Aviation, and I know for a fact that one of their plane went down when they was testing a brand new russian plane, but guess they still are pretty good at the flying thing :) A local man from Flores kept me busy talking during the flight, had a nice talk about diving, cultural differences and more, was interesting.
Lovely to be back at Golo Hilltop, they got the best view of all hotels I ever had stayed at. Have upgraded this year and have a room with AC and hot water in the shower, still pretty cheap, around NOK 300,- Checked in at Dive Komodo, booked for diving for the next 3 days plus a safari later in the week. Looking forward to get back in the sea, have not been to much diving since last time I was here.
March 17
Have gotten nice and red today, even if I have used sunscreen lotion, but it burns fast on the winter white Norwegian man. Got to be careful and upgrade to factor 30 I think. Got time for some time by the pool after the diving, always good to have time for a stop there. Normal prosedure, dinner at the Golo, dinner and 2 Bintang and I should be ready for the bed around 21.30. After all it is hollyday, and then one have get up every day at 6.30, thats life.
March 18th
Got a reserve boat today, looks rotten from the outside, a little better on the inside, but it is clean and take us both ways without any problems.
Just a nice day out, good dives and good company on the boat. Evening, just up at Golo, done some laundry by hand, surfed the net and uploaded some photos, reading and had my dinner. Will have a long day tomorrow, 3 dives, and most likely not back home before around 20H.
March 19th
Up at 6.15, breakfast 6.35 and off to the diveshop at 7.10, just as when i go to work. Even played some Quiz Battle with Atle over breakfast on internett, just as normal. It was almost crowded at the boat today, 6 guest, the most there have been since I came. First dive today was Manta Point. Strong current today, and it took some time without seeing any manta. When the first one come up, I could not find anything to hold on to and was swept away. Or, I took cover behind some corrals 50 meter down below from the others and waited for them. After this, the mantas kept on coming more regulary, but still a bit to far away. Was only filming during this dive, and for the last manta I managed to get close enough for some good filming, and once again I got the manta swimming right on top of me, just amazing. Happy! Second dive was at Pengah Kecil, a new spot for me I think, can not remember it from last year. Amazing corrals, lots for fish from big Giant Trawally to small nudi´s, went deep compare to Manta Point, so had to watch the bottom time so I didn´t go into deco, but not any problem really, just to keep an eye on the computer.
Evening, have just spendt it at Golo, dinner and edited some manta filming, trying to get the best of the many cuts, not easy, but are slowly getting there.
March 20th
Tonight, pack for the dive safari, and go to a lecture about Manta Rays, will get it again on the boat one of the next days.
Interresting lecture about the Manta Rays, educational and interesting. Will be cool to be on the boat with this people the next days. Think we will be a small and good group, looks that way.
Fun, when I walked back up from Paradise bar to the Golo, I noticed some flying lights in the bushes, and most likely it was fireflies, can not remember that I have seen that before.
March 25th
Back at Golo from the dive safari. As I said/say in the Safari blog I got sick, and it makes me happy to say that I am a lot better today, after a good nights sleep. Not a 100 % yet, but a lot better.
Today I have not done anything, just been writing on the blog, got some money so I can get out of Indonesia tomorrow, and chillin by the pool.
I am flying over Denpasar to KL, where I will stay for 2 days before I continue to Palawan, Philippines on the night till Friday, Good Friday as it happen to be. A big day in Philippines, the day of crucifiction somewhere in Philippines, but not where I am going I think.
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