Sunday, October 16, 2011

Paradise

Here are some photos of where we are staying, this is our bungalow which is about 10 feet to the water when the tide is high! We have a gecko that lives up in the ceiling and squawks at us.


Here is where we eat all our delicious meals, no shoes required. There are foot showers everywhere and nobody wears shoes!






Here is a picture where all the dive equipment is kept.



Here is a picture of the dive boats we go out on every day.



Here is what it looks like at the end of a day in paradise.



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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Wakatobi day 2 photos
















2nd day

We did three dives, out of these dives I saw millions of fish. Here are some of the more interesting ones that I think you should look up. The dive sites were galaxy, molebia, and the zoo as the three dives.

The fish where 2 eels, a turtle, bat fish, endless spotted rays and trigger fish of all kinds, 3 lion fish, many different puffer fish, a stone fish, nudibranch, and a crocodile fish. The last two things I would like to see is a cuttlefish and an octopus.

Andrina, from London England, is our dive master who shows and guides us on all the dives. The resort has cats all around and tons of food. The food is the best and the service is even better. The bungalows are tiny but sleepable with an outdoor shower and a lounge patio right in front of the ocean.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

1st day

We arrived in Wakatobi to a car ride through the town. Then we got a look around as we pulled into the jeddi. After our look around we ate lunch. I was so excited to finally be there that I wanted to go to the ocean while everybody finished up.

2 minutes after standing In the water I saw a pepper eel. They are not common in shallow water but common in the reef. Later I went snorkeling and saw a blue spotted sting ray, lion fish, and 5 other pepper eels.

This was the first day. Tomorrow I will etempt to do 3 dives.


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Location:Wakatobi

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Arrival in bangkok

There's not much to talk about except for the 15 and a half hour flight I completed about an hour ago. The seats where in pairs of two in a boat shaped structure and could fold and bend from anything to a chair to a bed. There was a huge amount of space including a TV which contained video games and movies. I did both.



Thats about it. I will be leaving for the third flight out of four until I reach Wakatobi. Hopefully then I will be able to talk about the fish.




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Saturday, October 8, 2011

At the airport

As you all know I left on Saturday for a two hour flight. I have finished that flight and will soon be leaving for the 2nd flight. The flight will last about 15 and a half hours. I will board at 10:00 at night.

I have been informed that I will be sitting in first class for all flights up to Wakatobi, our finall destination. Then I will spend 10 days scuba diving and showing some of the wonderful sea creatures with pictures.

I would have spent a full 24 hours by the time I reach Wakatobi. So far you can cross of 2 of those hours.




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Location:LAX lounge

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

My itinerary

I leave Saturday at 5:30PM and fly to LA. Then I leave at 11:20PM to Bangkok. I arrive at Bangkok on Monday at 6:40AM. I am told it will be a 15 and a half hour flight. Can't wait to start counting down.

2 hours later I get on another flight to Bali Indonesia :( We arrive in Bali at 2:00PM. Finally I get to rest but only for one night. Then at the crack of dawn you can guess what happens...... ANOTHER FLIGHT.

Now there's the 2 1/2 hours of more flying oh joy. We finally arrive at our destination, Wakatobi (www.Wakatobi.com), on Tuesday October 11th. We will be scuba diving for 10 days.

After 10 relaxing, beautiful , amazing days on Wakatobi we have more miserable, dreadful flying - 3 hours back to Bali. I will be staying in Ubud for 4 days. Finally we go back to Bangkok, Thailand for 4 days. Then I have the nightmare of flights back to home sweet home.

If you're wondering about the time difference here's an example; I am writing this blog on Tuesday night at 8:25PM, if I were in Bali or Wakatobi it would be wednesday at 10:25AM and if I were in Bangkok it would be Wednesday at 9:25AM.

This is Spencer signing off:)


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