Northern Bali

After Gili T. we headed back to Bali to the quiet little port town of Padangbai. We really loved it there.

In Padangbai we visited the blue lagoon where we found it: The World's TINIEST Hermit Crab!

Then we walked to the white sand beach where we drank and ate a coconut, and swam in the surf:

After Padangbai we headed further north to Tulamben were we had planned to snorkel.  But got a really good deal, so we went diving! Just 30m offshore is the site of the wreck the USS Liberty! Wicked cool! We saw some amazing fish, coral, anemones, barracuda,and swam through parts of the wreck.

We couldn't take any pictures unfortunately since the we dove too deep for our camera to handle.

Here are some pictures from the web to give an idea of what it was like:

In Tulamben we stayed at our dive instructor, Suker's, homestay. He is a great guy with a wonderful family. We drank palm wine and spirits with them, played games, and made some jewelry for them. Here is the youngest, Dika, playing Pass the Pigs with his brother, Suker, and us. :)

We are currently on the island of Java, west of Bali, and planning to hike Mt. Ijen in the morning.

-MP