Blogs from Bunaken National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia - page 2

Hi everybody, a few weeks has past since my last entry. Sorry about that but the internet conection hasn't been that good as I hoped. But here we go with the latest storries. Kuala Lumpur A city under construction - the headder I've kept in my mind since I saw this city fist. You can not locate a city center right now, betweeen the new well polished skycrapers you can find the old dirty "slums". Not really slums, but not that much better. Beside the Petronas towers it has also nothing special to offer. Riding the metro could be really anoying! Three different lines, opperated by three different companys so you have to buy a new ticket every time you have change headding. But at least they can improve :) I would like to come back ... read more

We were back late for diving today because we left late. Some guest including Toby and Harriet had been out in then boat before breakfast to see dolphins. Harriet isn't orally keen on getting out of bed before sunrise, but this morning was different. She and Toby had to be on the boat at 6.00am to sail to the other side of the island. They saw loads of dolphins that jumped and swam around the boat, but weren't keen on people swimming near them. They were late back making the dive late and lunch even later. We have realised that this is pretty normal for Indonesia. Although times are given for things, they are so laid back, things just happen when they happen. Today was our last day diving and we headed over to the mainland ... read more

Today was pretty similar to other days so we decided to change things up and walk a different route. We headed to BunakenVillage and walked along the beach. A local guy stopped to chat. He was originally from Sheffield, but packed up and moved to Manado for the lifestyle. He was very friendly and seemed to be enjoying life. It doesnt seem to matter when or where we walk, every time we bump into one of the dive guides, Demsy. Today he was on the beach chatting with mates/ family / friends. People obviously come to Bunaken for a holiday, whether this a diving one or not. It surprises me though how many want everything to be the same as at home. For example, at the resort you can make tea and coffee whenever you like. ... read more

We have got into a regular lifestyle here now. We wake and go for breakfast, then make 2 dives. After diving it's time for lunch and a rest followed by a snorkel along the reef, a walk and a game of cards. Then dinner and bed. Today we didn't manage the game of cards because we spent so long snorkelling. It was fantastic though - there is so much to see on the reef. I almost like it more than diving because it is so quiet. There is no air noise and in the current you can float along making no effort. New people are turning up everyday. Today we had a new diver called Mike who lives in Altrincham. I remember Altrincham very well as we used to go ice skating there when I was ... read more

On trouve de tout sur internet à propos du parc marin de Bunaken, et les merveilles qui s'y trouvent. Et de nouveau, on entend "c'est l'un des plus beau spots du monde !". Cette phrase m'agace toujours autant, mais c'est sur que j'ai fait de très belles plongées dans le coin. Ce qui est intéressant, c'est qu'on trouve un peu de tout. Les coraux sont magnifiques; on nage au milieu de la dentelle, de grands cones ou plateaux coralliens. Tout autour de l'île on trouve d'impressionnants tombants, ce qui, durant les plongées, rend es coraux encore plus beaux quand on les regarde d'en dessous. J'ai vu beaucoup de petits animaux; des nudibranches "communs", mais aussi des espèces que je n'avais encore jamais vues. J'ai surtout beaucoup aimé les petits crabes; crabes-anémones, crabes orang-outans... il y en ... read more