From October 1st to the 22nd we were on tour through
Indonesia. We entered the dive boat "Empress" at Bali
and made a long trip via Lombok, Sumbawa, several Archipelagos
south of Celebes down to Patar, Alor, Wetar and Moa, finally heading
south to Darwin, Australia. We had a great time on board of the
comfortable Empress run by Vidar and Alice Skoglie. More than
thirty different dive sites were visited and three to four dives
were made every day (and night). Some of the team of twelve passionate
divers were mainly interested in photography, just five of us
were hunting for shells. Here is a set of pictures from the trip.
A gallery of the shells we have found (plus some interesting offers
for you) will follow in the coming days.
Jana and I wish to thank Vidar, Alice and Adam for
keeping ourselves and the Empress running, the shell divers Hugh,
Simone and Brian for the fruitful cooperation and pleasant competition,
Anne and Wayne for good mood and the wake-up call "dive,
dive, dive" as early as 6 in the morning, Brad (gaaaak!),
Daniel and Owen for the fabulous time and for just being great
guys.
Special thanks to the bends, the Indonesian White Pointer-
colony, Capt. Ali Mustafa and his furious pirate crew and the
bad weather, all of whom contributed considerably
to the success of our trip by kindly staying away.
