Scuba Diving

Bali Indonesia Part 3 - Amed

Bali Indonesia Part 3 - Amed

The drive was rejuvenating and made me feel the excitement of travel after the last few weeks of big cities and the same old town/market scene. Eastern Bali accomplished the long sought after rainy rice field view I had been dreaming about every time I thought about traveling to SE Asia. Maybe the main image that I think of when thinking of SE Asia is the flooded terraced rice field and on this 3 hour Uber ride I saw everything I had been dreaming of. Bali finally got its full day of rain (after a very low average rain for the "rainy season") and it happened to be the time we are swerving through the slolem (as our driver called it) switchbacks heading to the coast. The beauty of the fields was only amplified by the downpour of rain with the view being completed by the volcano peeking though the clouds in the background. This was the first drive since Thailand that had me childlike with my face pressed against the window and recording the entire scene in short snapchat videos. 

Phuket Part 1 - Scuba Diving!

Phuket Part 1 - Scuba Diving!

After a 6am flight we landed in Phuket early and rode down to our hotel in Kata Beach. It was to early to check in so we killed a few hours walking the beach and enjoying the weather. 

We spent the next few days enjoying Kata, watching the new Starwars movie, and trying out different food places. 

After extending our trip up north to Pai we were rushed on days in Phuket before Austin and Aileen fly in. To stick to our original itinerary I needed to start my Scuba certification asap. After talking to 4 different shops we found "Dive Phuket". They would be able to get me certified in 3 days, give Debra a refresher course and allow us to dive together on my 3rd day of training.