OFF TO LEMBEH STRAITS!
Today after breakfast we headed out of Buyat Bay and turned north towards Lembeh. Even though the morning was clear and sunny, it was decided that we'd travel about two hours to do our first dive to get most of the "open water" traveling behind us before the winds picked up. We were traveling in a covered dive boat that sheltered us from the sun. (The pink boat image is NOT our dive boat; it was just a local-type ferry vessel!) All luggage is loaded into the bow hold and it was a piece of cake for us to move everything...the crew did it all!

First dive site was a beautiful island in the middle of the Molukka Straits; 2nd dive site was called Pulau Dua..."Two Islands"...and after a leisurely lunch and another 1/2 hour journey, we were into Lembeh Straits "proper" with mainland N. Sulawesi and the Port of Bitung to our left and Lembeh Island to our right. After a quick check-in, it was time for our 3rd dive of the day. As I type, the rest of the group is off doing their first Lembeh Straits night dive...I'd be with them but I need to play a bit of "catch-up"!

Here's a couple of images from our journey today, including our beautiful Lembeh Resort cottage....heavenly room with outdoor bathroom and hot, hot shower!