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After a delightful experience in Bali, we flew to Sorong regional airport and meetup with other six divers.  From the airport, a relation guest from Sorido Bay Diving Resort sorted our luggages into a taxi that took us to a dock where we boarded an eight passenger boat for about an hour ride to Kri Island. What followed were seven days of world class scuba diving, two in the morning, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. Logistics From Bali it is not possible to get to Sorong in one day on Sunday, an overnight stay on Saturday in Makassar is required. There are two flights from Denpasar to Makassar Saturday, Denpasar to Ujung Pandang (Makassar), Lion Air, ETD 18.50pm: ETA 20.05pm @ € 75.00 p/p Saturday, Denpasar to Ujung Pandang (Makassar), Garuda Air, ETD 08.55am: ETA 10.10am @ € 85.00 p/p There are three flights from Makasar to Sorong Sunday, Ujung Pandang to Sorong, Batavia Air Air, ETD 04.00am: ETA 07.00am @ € 125.00 p/p Sunday, Ujung Pandang to Sor...

This was the first year which I got to spend Christmas away from my big family.  After  a long flight from San Francisco(via Taipei), flight EVA Air landed in Bali International Airport. Upon clearing immigration, Michelle and I boarded a taxi airport to Novotel Hotel in Benoa, a place known for its long strip of sandy beach, affordable fresh seafood and water activities for all ages and comfort levels including parasailing and scuba diving. At the hotel, staff hurriedly came to our aid, helping us with our luggage and scuba gears and greeting us with fresh tropical drinks and fruits- quenching our thirst from the rising barometer as we checked in to our humble abode for the next four days. Later that day, after getting some needed rest and with our internal clock out of sync, we took a stroll around the neighboring streets and alleys where we found lines of endless food vendors perfuming the air with the delicious aroma of tantalizing delicacies, snack carts and fruit ...