Bali - Island of the Gods!!!!

View at the valley in the North-East of Bali

Bay between Tulamben and Amed (another dive area)

Well now I have found some time to finally write about my diving experience. The last 7 days I have spent in Tulamben, in the North-East of Bali. Tulamben is a very tiny fisherman village and besides diving there is not much else to do. Even though internet was available it was so slow that it was not worth waiting 30 minutes for a page to load.
My diving experience has been amazing, unfortunately I was not able to take any pictures as the camera I was about to borrow, just broke before I got there. The dive center I stayed at is recommendable to anyone interested in some private time and budget diving (Ocean Sun http://ocean-sun.com/); very competent, friendly and helpful staff.

Attached restaurant at the dive center

Ocean Sun/Blue Water Dive Center

Budget rooms at dive center

This had at least the advantage to fully concentrate on diving instead of wasting all my air, while trying to handle the underwater camera.
Bali's dive sites are quite different to the places I have dived before (Egypt and Honduras). The diversity of fish and other ocean species is incredible, the corals are not as beautiful as I have experienced in Egypt caused by a volcanic eruption about 30 years ago. So most of the corals are rather new. As it is rainy season the visibility was not as good as I was hoping for and there are far more currents you end up struggling with.
Even though that might sound quite negative right now, it was actually the opposite for me, as it gave me the opportunity to advance my skills through those challenges.
So right now I am in Kuta, in the South of Bali getting ready for my last adventure taking place in Java. As I will be off to several National Parks I will continue my blog in probably 3-5 days.