Mola-Mola

Nusa Lembongan: Manhandle luggage across sand & water onto taxi. The rest of the passengers & crew do the same. Oh dear, 50% of the super high speed shuttle power is broken. The Ozzie girls break out the vodka & hand round peanuts. A new hamster is brought on board but obviously ate the wrong kind of rice. More hamsters are called for. Meanwhile everybody off for free beer while we wait for the crew to work their magic on the ouboard. Plugs replaced but still sounds rough (Ady thinks leads 2 & 6 are swapped but daren't say anything).

Eventually leave only 1hr or so late & it's only a 30 minute ride so the sun's not down yet. As everyone disperses we are left on the beach alone hoping the pick-up will arrive soon. It does in a manner of speaking. It's a moto. Amanda goes first, pillioned with the big bag and a backpak. Then back to collect Adrian who arrives with his arms 6" longer as he had to carry a dive gear bag in each hand while the last case is tucked between him & the driver. Welcome to scootering in Bali. Ride to hotel did flag up 3 internet cafes though. Room lovely so dump everything and head for the dive centre. John & Sue give us a warm welcome and Sue gives us the gen about living here. It's still early so we go in search of the internet. Sounds like Nikki has managed to transfer the rent money much to our relief.

Diving: Tide's out so have to wait until 11:00 to leave. 12 divers - various levels - 3 groups of 4, make friends with our group and some others. Dives are a bit tame so no photos (think they want to check us out). Come back to write up logbooks over a beer with our new friends. Keep chatting until dinner time. Sweedish couple are lovely and the Kiwis keep us amused with their stories. And so to bed.

Air con is a bit pathetic and we fall asleep with it on. At 3am it kicks in and we snap the icicles to turn it off.

Next day and it's a late start again but we're on the speedboat today. Just 4 of us and a guide. 15 mins to get out of the atoll and 5mins to the site. Current is stiff and takes a lot of effort to get to a sheltered spot. Worth every second though as we have a great dive. See many Marbled and Eagle Rays, Schooling Tuna, a Snake, a Turtle and to top it off our first Sunfish (Mola-Mola) which is immense (look it up).