As Andrew began to feel lightheaded and blinkingly looked around he noticed movement in the rocky outcrop from the corner of his eyes. He struggled to keep his eyes open as he heard his heartbeat pounding in his ears and his sight began to dim. As he took his last look around him from his…
Having finished the Recue diver course I was now free to relax for a few days and enjoy lots of diving without the need to study or perform exercises or drills. I took advantage of the opportunity to get out every opportunity I could and had some fantastic dives. Some were quite challenging, it’s a…
The Lumba Lumba Diving Centre, run by Dutch couple Ton and Marjan Egbers, is the most established diving centre in Gapang, if not Pulau Weh. The centre provides courses from open water to Divemaster traineeships but also has accommodation which includes 7 bungalows and a small block of apartments, the top floor of the budget…
It’s been very busy around the centre with lots of new guests and just the two instructors at the moment who are faced with the task of conducting all the courses for students visiting the resort. As the prices of the courses in Indonesia are some of the lowest that can be found in the…
Well, that’s how the headline would have looked in an alternate reality if what could have happened did happen. If you’re a subscriber to String Theory (and who isn’t!) which is a quadrant of Quantum Mechanics and states every single possibility at every single moment does happen, in an alternate dimension, then there’s a poor…
There is an interesting theory which circulates in management and productivity lore called the Pareto Principle which states 80% of your results will come from 20% of your labours. This means that in a workforce for example, 20% of the team are doing all the heavy lifting while rest are coasting at best. This discipline…
‘Travelling alone is a holiday, travelling together is a journey’ Dennis Bos The first days on Weh Island have been quite enjoyable, albeit very busy. Nothing really happens before 8am when the dive shop opens and the local divemasters begin assembling the guest’s gear for the upcoming dive. As an early riser who only sleeps…
Spent my first day on the island relaxing and getting to know the beach. The next few weeks would be all about complete the courses required to qualify to study the Divemaster course meaning everyone else would be doing all the fun diving while I would be in the classroom or diving on the House…
After a lovely sleep at Nurlinda’s homestay I awoke at 7:00am to pack and get ready for the ferry to Pulau Weh, or Sabang Island as it is otherwise known. At breakfast over the strong Acehnese coffee I would grow to love my new travel buddy Clara informed me that she had been up since…
Whilst I try my best to stay sober the night before travel days in order to make good decision when visiting new places, it sometimes comes to pass that I am very hungover when catching planes, trains and automobiles. The night before leaving is often one of farewells and catching up with friends so quite often you…
Earthmans' Walkabout 