
Welcome to Bali :-))

it's rainy season, the sky get's dark

The next morning, the world looks happy again - Tanah Lot temple

common way to transport dogs in Indonesien

we love Indonesian food

Bye Bye Bali ...

... hello Ambon, Moluccu - X-mas-feelings on the market

with the quick ferry we go to Pulau Banda Neira

The Baba Lagoon, our home for a few weeks

Dawn from the garden :-)

every afternoon the boys exercise ...

... so they can be part of a dragonboat-race one day

downtown

on the market it's hectical ;-)

almost every day we go out with the dive-boat

... many times accompanied :-))) (thank your for the foto Tara)

the groom will soon meet the bride

after the big ferry left ....

... the boys from Dive Bluemotion clean the bay ...

... under Hippies eyes

on the way to ...

... Banda Besar -

to the nutmeg-plantation we have to climb some stairs

huge Kenare-trees are planted for shade

idyllic plantation

we learn how to harvest the nuts from the profi

"evening-ritual"

in the morning, we leave for some diving again

the underwater-strobe is broken ...

... head up, in 2 weeks someone will bring us spar-parts from Germany :-)

in-between we make new friends ;-)

:-))

Finally the strobe arrives :-) Thank you Hansjürgen!!

Karin helps with the daily rubbish-fishing

Pulau Hatta ...

... Dive Bluemotion Resort to be

Doan, dive-guide-bee

Morning-mood from the boat to Hatta

Nailaka

under these boats there is a lot to see

the little octopus hides well ...

... his big brother does his best as well

Nemo

Crocodile-flathead

in-between we are on land ;-)

Jans Praxis with a view

Nyellow, dive-guide and entertainer

the octopus enjoys his meal, until ...

... he has to leave quickly ...

... the moray eel wants to have a part of the catch

Mushroom-coral shrimp

Mandarinfish

our ferry back to Ambon arrives

the next day on the pier

we spoil ourselves with a cabin for the overnight-ferry ...

... we are allowed to meet the captain and go to the bridge ...

... to enjoy the sunset

Welcome to Ambon

dinner-excursion with Pascal and friends

it's X-Mas time

Goodbye Ambon

Hello West-Papua, fast ferry to Raja Ampat

in Papua betelnut is eaten everywhere

Worisun homestay, our home for the next few days

unfortunately only 2 dives, Jans tooth are get's worse and worse

we have to go back to Sorong to see a dentist, luckily with a local travel-groub

only 1 hour instead of 2 to Waisai, another 2 to Sorong...

... next day, after a root-canal-treatment without anasthesia ...

... we are back on Arborek, in time for the X-Mas celebrations

peace does not last long, we need to go to Bangkok to a dentist

bye bye Raja Ampat