27 Nov - 29 Nov Saporkren
27th Nov
The accommodation was lovely. A wooden house built out over the sea. We had a shared porch leading to two identical bedrooms.
There were four puppies to keep me entertained and a thin mother dog to feed at meals.
We walked to the local village but they didn't have beer.
28 Nov
Roy and I woke at 4:30 (as I'm sure Andre and Ela did as the wooden house moves a lot). The puppy had walked the long boardwalk and was on our patio. As the edges dropped to the water, I took him back to land, but he was soon on the patio again. After a third attempt I left him sitting on my sandals.
We were off up the hill behind to find the bird of paradise with our guide and another two guests from Romania. In the forest we found the bird, high up in a tree. Roy had shown me photos of a bird doing a display on the ground, and said we were going to see these. So I sat waiting for it to come down... He later realised and told me, but the bird had flown away. He had just one picture of its bum. Bit disappointing as it's known as the most beautiful bird in the world. We walked on thru the hot jungle and got to tent hide, and there was the beautiful Wilson's bird. Brilliant red, blue, green and black. Worth the walk this time.
The long hot walk home was tiring and I looked forward to snorkeling.
I saw a fat cucumber looking creature. White with mottled black stripes. It was eating something in a hole in the corals. When his head came out he had two horny protrusions and small beady eyes... I moved back a little. Evil. Roy. Joined me and paddled close behind in search of the eel (I think). I suddenly felt the waves bash me and looked up as a boat passed inches away from me, heading straight for Roy and just missed him too. Pheh, close one. André and Ela had been watching and said his wife got a "tongue lashing" for not having seen us.
We looked for the eel but he was gone when I noticed something moving..white with black stripes, about two meters long. A snake, slithering just like they do into a coral, clearly hunting!! Roy told me to stay with it while he went for his camera. No ways. I swam off fast, Andre passed me the camera and I have it a wide berth coming back. Then jumpily got out the water while Roy followed the most Venezia creature in Indonesia, taking a video while is hunted. Glad this was our last day here!!
In the late afternoon Roy and I had our last snorkel. I kept thinking there was something wrong with my mask but realized I couldn't see because the cold water coming underneath the hot made a heat haze so big the world was out of focus. Dead coral in a weird haze. I felt like this visualised global warming and how we have destroyed the ocean and had a panicked sense of utter despair. We moved away where it was a little better but the feeling remained. I found myself apologizing to the fish for killing their home and cried going back to shore. We've been a despicable species.
Driving to Wasai, the rock which looks like a face.
The accommodation was lovely. A wooden house built out over the sea. We had a shared porch leading to two identical bedrooms.
View out bedroom window
There were four puppies to keep me entertained and a thin mother dog to feed at meals.
Boardwalk to our cottage
We walked to the local village but they didn't have beer.
28 Nov
Roy and I woke at 4:30 (as I'm sure Andre and Ela did as the wooden house moves a lot). The puppy had walked the long boardwalk and was on our patio. As the edges dropped to the water, I took him back to land, but he was soon on the patio again. After a third attempt I left him sitting on my sandals.
We were off up the hill behind to find the bird of paradise with our guide and another two guests from Romania. In the forest we found the bird, high up in a tree. Roy had shown me photos of a bird doing a display on the ground, and said we were going to see these. So I sat waiting for it to come down... He later realised and told me, but the bird had flown away. He had just one picture of its bum. Bit disappointing as it's known as the most beautiful bird in the world. We walked on thru the hot jungle and got to tent hide, and there was the beautiful Wilson's bird. Brilliant red, blue, green and black. Worth the walk this time.
The long hot walk home was tiring and I looked forward to snorkeling.
I saw a fat cucumber looking creature. White with mottled black stripes. It was eating something in a hole in the corals. When his head came out he had two horny protrusions and small beady eyes... I moved back a little. Evil. Roy. Joined me and paddled close behind in search of the eel (I think). I suddenly felt the waves bash me and looked up as a boat passed inches away from me, heading straight for Roy and just missed him too. Pheh, close one. André and Ela had been watching and said his wife got a "tongue lashing" for not having seen us.
We looked for the eel but he was gone when I noticed something moving..white with black stripes, about two meters long. A snake, slithering just like they do into a coral, clearly hunting!! Roy told me to stay with it while he went for his camera. No ways. I swam off fast, Andre passed me the camera and I have it a wide berth coming back. Then jumpily got out the water while Roy followed the most Venezia creature in Indonesia, taking a video while is hunted. Glad this was our last day here!!
Bali is surrounded by the sea and famously known for its beautiful corals and sea creatures. One of them is sea snakes or coral reef snake. If you decided to go diving or snorkeling, and accidentally encounter a sea snake, do not try to touch them. Even though sea snakes are considered as mild-tempered, when they get provoked, they will use their venom for defense. Then, it will be fatal. The sea snake pictured here is a so-called Banded sea Krait (Laticauda colubrina). Unlike most other sea snakes, it also comes ashore to hide in rocks and cliffs. It is highly venomous, and once more there is no antivenom here for treatment of a bite of this snake.
In the late afternoon Roy and I had our last snorkel. I kept thinking there was something wrong with my mask but realized I couldn't see because the cold water coming underneath the hot made a heat haze so big the world was out of focus. Dead coral in a weird haze. I felt like this visualised global warming and how we have destroyed the ocean and had a panicked sense of utter despair. We moved away where it was a little better but the feeling remained. I found myself apologizing to the fish for killing their home and cried going back to shore. We've been a despicable species.
Sea hair
The puppies came to say goodbye on our last morning.
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