John and I met up in Taipei in the beginning of the week. The flight was good although I was a little sketched about flying and airbus plane.
We stayed the night and flew to Bali the next day. Wow it was hot in Bali! We found our driver and headed up to Padang Bai and did all the usual paperwork and camera setup.

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We did a night dive at Blue Lagoon which was definitely sub-par. The next day we took the Jukung out to Mimpang and Tipikong off Candidasa and those were some excellent dives. The corals are really nice and they have a shark cave. We then did another night dive at Blue Lagoon which was sub-par and then the next day we headed over to Nusa Penida. As we tried to get to the exposed side of the island going through the straight between Lembongon(sp) and Nusa Penida we had to turn back due to the very large swells. We did 3 dives on the inside of Nusa Penida and the corals were fantastic. The 2nd dive was a fast drift and it was a total blast!! I have never dove in such fast current but it went well. Lots of fish and some nudis. The next day we dove Tipikong and Mimpang again and we had another great set of dives.

We opted to transfer to Tulamben instead of doing anymore dives in Padang Bai and we dove the liberty wreck along with a night dive at the drop off. The Liberty was an epic dive. Critters and schools of fish were everywhere. Even the safety stop had a school of jacks! I have not done a better wreck or shore dive in my life. We then did a night dive at the drop off which was another awesome dive! So many critters!! Crodidile fish, cuttlefish, lots of reef fish, pipefish and more. Amaying corals and really nice conditions.

Today we are diving the liberty again then taking the Jukung down the coast for a deeper dive at Batu Kelbit(sp). We will do another night dive at the Paradise reef right in front of our hotel (Paradise Resort).

I have to say the people in Bali are so friendly it amazes me. The dive guides are very helpful and the accomodations are good. You really can't find a better place to visit and better diving for the price!

I´ll post an update later!

Sean