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Travel Report Central-Sulawesi, Palu |
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PADI Open Water Diving Course
Prince John Dive Resort
Central Sulawesi,
Tanjung Karang / Donggala / Palu
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Kind of travel: Travelling alone
Year of this voyage: 1997
Author's age: 45-60 years
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I arrived by plane from Ujung Pandang in Palu, Central Sulawesi, a small province capital at a beautiful bay,
surrounded by green mountains, in the end of November 1997.
An old, noisy minibus took me to Donggala.
From this small village it's just another 3km to Tanjung Karang. Next to the sea there is "Prince John Dive Resort",
at that time under a German management. With Padi Dive Instructor Richard Gierster
I could get my diving licence within a week.
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DIVING IN SULAWESI
PADI Open Water Diving
Where dreams come through
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Prince John Dive Resort
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Actually I didn't come here for diving. Originally I had plans to travel a little bit around in this region.
But all those stories from other divers made me listening and I decided to start a first try.
I wanted to prove myself, if I'm really the right guy for such a "deep underwater adventure".
My first dive gave me such an overwhelming impression, that I decided to get the necessary licence for this
great sport. What I saw in those crystal clear waters was absolutely unbelievable. These colours of corals
and fish I remembered from TV. But now all was real. I nearly stopped breathing.
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Looks like an Aquarium
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Being in between all these underwater world, .. being a part of it, that was an overwhelming feeling. Peter always
was a little bit ahead and pointed at something. Otherwise I would have overlooked much of that beauty in this new
strange world. The deception was often to perfect.
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Gerhard goes diving
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Gerhard goes diving
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Gerhard Waldner
Born in Ludwigshafen at the River Rhine (Germany), Gerhard was fascinated
to discover foreign countries since his early schooldays. Mostly by bicycle and motorcycle he travelled through
more than 60 countries. During a his life he found enough time to travel to faraway regions, he was interested in.
Since 2000 he is living mostly in his house in Bali with his Javanese wife Wandhansari and
daughter Kimberly. He always felt drawn to the island of Bali, with its people, culture, religion and its countryside.
More than 17.500 islands of the Indonesian archipelago are lying now in front of his doorstep, waiting to be discovered.
Holiday Bungalows in Bali, Indonesia:
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contact via: mail@WorldTravelReports.com
© Copyright for article and pictures reserved by the author
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We started our exercises and dives direct in front of Prince John Dive Resort down to the
"Green Wall", some underwater rocks and a beautiful reef. All was easy to reach without
long boat trips.
So my holidays just passed with new and unforgettable impressions under ...and above the water.
All necessary routine lessons and learning of theory were easy done in such an tropical atmosphere.
There was no "I have to..".
My target was to get my "diving licence"!
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