TimeOut

Hello All, Haven't posted for a little while as I took 12 days off to head to the North-East coast of Bali for a break from work. A friend and I headed to the tiny town of Tulamben to dive the wreck of the USAT Liberty, which was torpedoed off Bali in the...  

This message has been edited by patrick_y on 2009-11-09 00:16:14

I pressed "Update" instead of the uploader. A couple came up, then the server quit. I'm trying to post more...

This time I hope the photos upload OK...I think the server doesn't appreciate the file sizes and cut off some of them, so here they are....There's lots more as it's the first use of the camera's new underwater housing. But given the file sizes and the tim...  

Do you have more photos? I'm hoping those three photos are just the appetizer.

Hello BDLJ, Your scuba adventure is awesome, thanks for sharing the pics. Must be amazing to see all the sea life and be able to interact with them. How far are you rated to dive? -MW

...to 40m. Which is basically the limit for recreational (non-technical) dives. The main or "absolute" limit is maintaining your No Decompression Limit. Which, fundamentally, means you have absorbed enough Nitrogen to require decompression stops to ensure... 

Hi Ben, now i know you're certainly not claustrofobic ... not even in an abandoned hospital. Diving must be very fascinating (i can't even swim) but oh so dangerous (well, that's what people say), i lost a friend two years ago while diving. I'm glad you h... 

great work.. Bali is heaven..

having seen these pics i know that i want to learn to dive once i've sorted things out. i fully appreciate its dangerous, but i've done dangerous things all my life. diving is, to me, the underwater version of motorcycling, freedom, excitement, beauty and... 

Hi Graham, One of my best holidays ever and the best diving I've done. Bit tiring though as some days we were doing 4 dives (before brekky, before lunch, mid afternoon and a night dive)....afterwards it was beer time, so after doing that a few times it wa... 

sounds like a plan Ben. best Graham

Excellent post, Ben. I have never tried diving, but I clearly should. Do you have any more photos of the shipwreck? Do you wear a mechanical watch for fun/backup as well as a 'dive computer'? Pleased you had a safe and great time. Andrew

Andrew, I'll try to load some more up tonight. As for diving, if you do decide to, I'd recommend doing the PADI OW on-line then head somewhere warm and tropical to do the practical stuff. I usually wear a Suunto dive computer on the right wrist and a Citi... 

Some more shots around the wreck and of marine life.... Andrew, if you ever plan to do your Open Water course, please tell me, either here or overseas, my offer to Graham is extended to you - I'll try to meet you there (any excuse to go diving, I'm not an...  

Great pics Ben. you must have a lot of trust in your waterproof camera cover. i'm not sure i'd have the same trust. i can imagine the insurance claim 'well i was at a depth of 31m and it got wet'. :) best G

...were taken with a old 7Meg Canon Ixus in a 40m WR case....Nothing special and no problems at all. The hard bit is getting close enough (like for the pygmy seahorse) and still enough (my bouyancy....) to get a good shot. Thank god for big memory cards..... 

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Thanks Ben, Very kind offer. Parachuting and diving are things I should get around to trying; too easy to get stuck with the ‘routine’. And I don’t think there has been a ‘dive watch GTG with diving’, so that’s a great ... 

Your pictures are truly inspiring! I think the idea of space travel is interesting, but why go to space when so much of our own planet is still a mystery to us? Your underwater adventure looks like it was amazing! Nudibranchs are some of my favorite creat... 

Including THE biggest Nudibranch I've ever seen. About 6" long, yellow, covered with purple and white "clumps"... Taking photos of pygmy seahorses was a real treat. Especially when you use the flash. Underwater (that photo was taken at about 28m) the cora... 

Well, I'm glad you emerged unscathed from sharing space with a barracuda! They have very intimidating faces. I hope you'll post more nudibranch photos. They are so colorful and lovely! It's good to be back online. I'm still not fully unpacked yet though. ... 

wonderful holidays in Bali. Cheers, Patrickh

A pure piece of ( Natural ) Art! Thanks for the escape, my friend. Best, Nicolas

....during idle time on the safety stops (which can be dull going through for the 3rd time for the day, particularly in blue water), I recalled time2tic's great 60m dive with the JLC....and thought "I have to get Nico's Polaris down here...."

A Polaris in its element! Best, Nicolas

Hope you had a great time! Stephen

...it would also be practice for the Egiziano that's on it's way to you. My dive computer is 63mm

Thanks Luc