Our last days in Pulau Weh

   Our time in Pulau Weh has come to an end. We've enjoyed it here, Rach has 12 dives under her belt now, we've had a lot of fun diving together, but after two weeks here we've ready to get back to Kuala Lumpur, and then home.


This place has been our home for the last ten days. Geckos run around the ceiling squawking and feeding on hapless moths. Frogs trying their luck outside in the light from our bungalow. Insects chirruping ceaselessly in the nearby trees. Goats and dogs making a racket all through the night. Ants getting everywhere. Mozzies trying to suck our blood.

Ahhh, fond memories...


The Dang Dang Na Restaurant has been our local for most of our visit here. You can't complain about a place where the biggest, most extravagant meal on the menu is $NZ6. And the standard feed will set you back only a few dollars.

Our dining companions are Laura and Phil who did the diving course with Rachel. They're doing the globetrotting thing as well and their next destination is none other than Christchurch City! So we'll catch up with them in a few days on our home turf.



A pic of yours truly on the dive boat out to Tekong dive site where we hoped to see some Manta Rays, but they were busy elsewhere, dang it all!





I snapped these two fellas (Cleaner Shrimp) on our last dive, the day before we departed the island.







We were diving alone when we came across this tentacled chap hiding in a crevice. We sat tight and watched him for about five minutes as he slowly emerged from his hidey hole. As he did so he instantly changed his colour and skin texture to perfectly match the background he was on. Amazing.



Just before I got out of the water on our last dive, a few metres from the shore, I looked down and saw this tiny guy. He's a Banded Snake Eel, and makes his living a bit easier by imitating the somewhat more deadly Banded Sea Snake.


Everything's just so photogenic in this place. This is a school of Redtailed Butterflyfish hanging around a pier.