Blogs from Menado, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia - page 3

Dear all, I am now back in Manado...the main town in North Sulawesi. I spent nine days diving with Lumbalumba and it was amazing! The day before yesterday I left all my friends there and got dropped off on Bunaken Island. This is a small island...mostly made up of jungle and surrounded by mangrove. Anyway the first room that I had booked was full of insects so I moved on to somewhere else. The rooms on the island are quite open air and anything can come in so you have to sleep under a net. I shared my room with three huge crickets, ( about 15cm!!!) mosquitos and the occasional bat. I was lucky though as some people said that it was common for crabs to end up in your room!! Yesterday I got the boat ... read more

Dear all, Words just wont do it justice...the photos dont really either. But anyway here are some photos of the amazing diving that I have done. Wendy xx... read more

Long week-end de reve avec Eric et Julie a Manado, un paradis pour les plongeurs... On en revait depuis longtemps, et on a pas ete decus...Superbe environnement, bungalows charmants surplombant la mangrove sur la petite ile de Bunaken, et plongees magnifiques (wall diving= descente a 15 ou 20m, puis on reste debout et on se laisse porter par le courant le long de tombants impressionnants, parfois 1000m) Puis derniere journee sur la terre ferme au Tangkoko National Park, balade en foret un peu naze a la recherche de petits singes perches a 50m de haut.... mais environnement et resort magnifique... read more

In a nutshell... Laid-back city a stone's throw from one of the world's most beautiful dive sites and impressive dormant volcanoes. Living quarters... This was my second trip to Barracuda Resort which consists of a cluster of bungalows in a rustic village atmosphere. The resort has no beach, but has a long jetty jutting through a small mangrove swamp. View's not fantastic but sunset on the balcony makes for a relaxing time. The common area - lobby/ dive shop/ dining area/ etc - is in need of some renovations. Otherwise, the rooms are quite spacious and comfortable. Staff here are cheerful and friendly and perhaps coz there were only 3 of us, they made us feel really at home:) Under the sea... The diving in Manado offers plenty of choices. Just off the jetty of Barracuda's ... read more