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BELOW THE WAVES: April 2010
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Stories from the blue. Thursday, April 29, 2010. Oplus; enlarged view. Saturday, April 24, 2010. Door to door it took me 30h to get back home. I actually arrived early, despite Iceland's volcano outburst having messed up european airspace and as a consequence all flight schedules the previous week. Friday, April 23, 2010. Note that Singapore-Balikpapan-Palu is the normal. Route into C-Sulawesi for most divers, e.g. in combination with a stay at Maratua Paradise Resort. Off Kalimantan's east coast. Sighti...
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BELOW THE WAVES: boot Düsseldorf 2012
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Stories from the blue. Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Overnight train trip to Düsseldorf (109€ return in a 6 bunks cabin) to visit boot. The world's largest annual water sports fair (e-ticket 14€). Having no important gear agenda this year, I actually had plenty of time to just stroll about and chat with several owners, managers and representatives of various resorts, located primarily in Indonesia, my favorite destination for recreational diving. First up was Selayar Dive Resort. Anke from Blue Bay Divers.
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BELOW THE WAVES: North-Sulawesi: Sahaung island
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Stories from the blue. Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Is a small dive resort owned and run by Anke and Salmon on Sahaung island, a tiny private island right next to Bangka island in northern Sulawesi. We only spent our trip's first week here, in order to acclimatize and do some warm-up dives, but I wish we could have stayed another week. Right in front of the resort, the small bay offers some pretty good muck diving: juvenile fish of all sorts, elusive mandarin fish, harlequin ghost pipe fish, translucent sh...
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BELOW THE WAVES: April 2012
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Stories from the blue. Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Yucatan, Mexico, March 2012. Another take at capturing the magic of cave diving in Yucatan. Mexico - info sheet. Belgian citizens, among others, automatically get a three months visum upon entry. No departure tax. Bull; Shared mini-bus from Cancun airport to Tulum pueblo (53 USD/person): 2h. Bull; Taxi from Tulum pueblo to the beach (50 Pesos). Bull; Taxi within Tulum pueblo (20 Pesos). Cancun winter time = Munich winter time — 7 hours. Blog entries by trip.
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BELOW THE WAVES: Yucatan, Mexico, March 2012
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Stories from the blue. Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Yucatan, Mexico, March 2012. Another take at capturing the magic of cave diving in Yucatan. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Blog entries by trip. 2012 - Bring Your Own Light. 2010 - Fascinating Encounters. 2008 - Among Sharks. 2008 - Into Darkness. 2007 A Marvelous Universe. 2006 - The Enchanted Islands. 2006 Deep Wreck Exploration. 2006 - Gates To The Underworld. 2005 - Adriatic Scuba Diving. 2005 - Muck Diving Extraordinaire. 2005 Turtles Of Sipadan.
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BELOW THE WAVES: Teatime with a nurse & some hungry boys
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Stories from the blue. Tuesday, November 9, 2010. Teatime with a nurse and some hungry boys. Rarr; Among Sharks, clip #5: Nurse and Blacktip Reef Sharks. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Blog entries by trip. 2012 - Bring Your Own Light. 2010 - Fascinating Encounters. 2008 - Among Sharks. 2008 - Into Darkness. 2007 A Marvelous Universe. 2006 - The Enchanted Islands. 2006 Deep Wreck Exploration. 2006 - Gates To The Underworld. 2005 - Adriatic Scuba Diving. 2005 - Muck Diving Extraordinaire.
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BELOW THE WAVES: French Polynesia - info sheet
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Stories from the blue. Tuesday, November 9, 2010. French Polynesia - info sheet. For Europeans a valid passport is enough, but when transiting through the USA a to be paid and approved ESTA. Application is also required. French Polynesian time = CEST. Air temperature: around 25-30°C, with occasional rain showers. Water temperature: 26°C. 1 Euro = 119 XPF. French and English are spoken by most. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Blog entries by trip. 2012 - Bring Your Own Light. 2008 - Among Sharks.
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BELOW THE WAVES: December 2011
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Stories from the blue. Thursday, December 29, 2011. No diving this year, for the first time since I got certified in 1993. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Blog entries by trip. 2012 - Bring Your Own Light. 2010 - Fascinating Encounters. 2008 - Among Sharks. 2008 - Into Darkness. 2007 A Marvelous Universe. 2006 - The Enchanted Islands. 2006 Deep Wreck Exploration. 2006 - Gates To The Underworld. 2005 - Adriatic Scuba Diving. 2005 - Muck Diving Extraordinaire. 2005 Turtles Of Sipadan. 2004 - Red Sea Diving.
