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Froggies 2, Lembeh

It seems this time of the year is a bit of a down time around Indonesia. As the last post indicated we are living and diving with groups far below resort capacity. Also noticeable is the amount of construction and … Continue reading

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Alone Again

Today is transfer day. We are leaving Froggies at Bunaken and moving to Froggies on the island of Lembeh. Exclusivity is becoming one of our trade marks. We arrive on the Coralia live a board which has room for 16 … Continue reading

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Post live-a-board

Here is some random Indonesian pondering. I mentioned this before but the driving system here is random at best. There is an order and it did not take long to figure out but the free flowing system is not very … Continue reading

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Boo Hoo

Last day in Raja. Tears all around. We could have mutinied, there were no guest scheduled for the Coralia until Wednesday and had we revolted we could have had the boat to ourselves for another 3 days but sanity prevailed … Continue reading

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Into the Blue

Mantas? Holey shit mantas. We dive a spot in the open ocean, three small rocks jut up out of the blue and are surrounded by quite a shallow shelf. I think the deepest we went in 78 min. is 48ft. … Continue reading

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On the Boat in Raja Ampat

Everything goes to plan. The Coralia driver picks us up at the appointed time. We go to another hotel to pick up other guests and we’re headed to the dock. There are 6 of us in two cars so the … Continue reading

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Indonesian Thoughts

Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in the world. That is quite noticeable given the number of people about. It seems everyone drives either a motor or a mobil (motorbike or car). Considering the volume of vehicles, traffic moves … Continue reading

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SE Asia Immersion

Today is the day we leave the sterile environment of Singapore and jump with two feet into SE Asia. am and we are waiting for the restaurant at the Mercure Bugis to open so we can grab some breakfast. The … Continue reading

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More Thoughts

As a lot of places in Central America, two things we take for granted in Canada and the US, electricity and internet, are both sketchy in Roatan. Electricity is on most of the time but without warning and seemingly random … Continue reading

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Roatan Diving

Quite a few years ago we dove on Roatan’s sister island, Utila. What I remember of the diving is the terrain. The terrain is the memory I will leave here with. The coral is in good shape and there are … Continue reading

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