When I was shown my bungalow at Raja4Divers Resort on Pulau Pef, I was surprised to find that my “shower” for the week was going to be a little…different.
Its called a Mandi. This is what Papuans consider a shower. A water repository and a giant ladle. At first, I was a bit disappointed. Hot showers are a simple pleasure to me. However, I came to enjoy the mandi. This one is quite luxurious, with hot and cold taps. What I experienced in Klasuat…was quite different. A bucket of cold well water, a ladle and a private corner of the village bathroom.
Never did a real, hot shower feel so good as when I returned to the hotel in Sorong. The hotel in Sorong is called the JE Meridien, with the “JE” in script that looks suspiciously like “Le”. There is also a Mariat hotel in town. Its like an alternate universe in Star Trek.
Stefan,
I am enjoying the blog and pictures. Looks like an amazing trip thus far.
Keep the posts coming,
Kevin
Posted by: Kevin Bochenek | April 05, 2012 at 11:59 AM
I'm from the puget sound area and some really good pealcs here are the san juans or the north part of vancouver island. In akumal Mexico they have cave and cavern diving which is really nice also.
Posted by: Cinthia | April 27, 2012 at 01:50 AM
hai wow..what a great diving web ..im from sabah (borneo) i work as a diver here in mplyace ,i was a Padi resceu divers.im working almost any underwater job like underwater weldin and cutting,salvage and many more hardcore diving job here in malaysia .i hope i can become a jedi like u all..haha..see u all soon.
Posted by: Anderson | April 27, 2012 at 09:27 AM