Part I - Dive cruise from Maumere to Sorong
It was an epic journey; first I had to get to Maumere, on the island of Flores, from Zurich. Quite the trip with stops in Istanbul, Jakarta and Makassar. Luckily the guy at check in at Jakarta airport was in a good mood and my 40kg of overweight luggage magically turned into 10kg. Phew. In Maumere I did my first couple of dives since having double back surgery over the last few months, and instead of causing pain it actually relieved it! Hooray! From there we boarded the Mermaid II and started the 1850km cruise to Sorong, with stops at Alor, Wetar, Damar, Serua, Manuk, the Banda Islands and Raja Ampat. We saw many hammerheads among other things. I can't recommend this itinerary highly enough.
Now I'm off to Manado, Singapore, then Sydney.
Pictures from below and above the sea have been added below.
