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Author Archives: debbie
A Day in Brisbane
We arrive in Brisbane at 7:00 am. Our flight to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, is the next morning so we have decided to spend the day in downtown Brisbane. The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and the Gallery of Modern … Continue reading
Air Niugini
We are off to Papua New Guinea in a few days to go scuba diving. We have booked flights within PNG on Air Niugini, the national domestic and international air carrier of PNG. We have had experiences with other domestic … Continue reading
Posted in Papua New Guinea
Tagged Air Niugini, Alotau, Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Rabaul, scuba diving
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Indonesia Photos
The photos from our recent trip to Indonesia are now posted to the blog. To view photos, hover over “Photos” until the drop down menu appears. The photos are under the “Asia” subheading. Hover over “Asia” and another drop down … Continue reading
Philippines Photos
Photos are now loaded into the blog from our trip to the Philippines in the spring. To view photos, hover over “Photos” until the drop down menu appears. The photos are under the “Asia” subheading. Hover over “Asia” and another … Continue reading
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Tagged Cebu, Malapascua, Manila, Philippines, Puerto Princesa, scuba diving
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Muck Diving in Tulamben
In the Tulamben area, all the diving is shore diving. We learn a new system once again. We meet at 8:30 at the resort dive shop and don our wetsuits, check our tanks and make sure we have all our … Continue reading
Wakatobi to Tulamben
It is a travel day for us. Wakatobi to Tulamben. It’s quite the schedule: 6:30 luggage outside and breakfast, 7:30 pay bill, 8:30 vacate room, 9:30 leave for airport via boat then car, 11:30 flight leaves, 2:30 flight arrives in … Continue reading
Diving from the Pelagian
The first two days of diving from the Pelagian are unexciting. The reef doesn’t seem to be the pristine eco system that we had heard about. By day three, we change our minds. Healthy coral, both soft and hard, stretches … Continue reading
Wakatobi Resort
We disembark the Pelagian this morning and are now staying at the Wakatobi Resort. The resort is run like a finely tuned Ferrari. We are met, checked in, given a tour of the dive center and then whisked away to … Continue reading
Staying Awake in Brisbane
After an eternity of about 13 hours flying from Vancouver to Brisbane, we disembark the plane at 7:00 am local time, cruise through immigration, baggage collection and customs, dump our bags at the Ibis Brisbane Airport Hotel and ride the … Continue reading
Wakatobi, here we come
Many years ago, I think back in 2018, we heard about the Wakatobi resort. It was from a older American gentleman (he was maybe 80 yrs old) from the deep south of the country where everyone has that distinctive drawl. … Continue reading