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