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Article #172: An Unforgettable Story About Bali Diving

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In 1982 I worked as an English speaking arrow) unwound by a strong rubber band
tour guide, but during my free time I made of tire. Before living Sanur, Bli
learned Italian language by my own method Monyoh laid an offering and perfumed
autodidact using English - Italian; incense in front of a temple and prayed
Italian - English dictionary and grammar to God. Along the road about one and a
book.. I spent about 2 hours a day to half our drive, he stopped several times
learn it, sometime early in morning, in for praying where there are temples for
the afternoon and sometime late at night. God's blessing, safety and luck. Even
I succeeded to keep in my mind 2 words a before touching the water he did so.
day but I found much difficulty in When we arrived at Buitan was a very
learning the grammar because it is very traditional fishing village, located at
different with my mother language the district of Manggis Karangasem
Balinese and Indonesian, but I insisted eastern Bali near Candidasa, I was amazed
to meet with success. Day by day, week by by the beauty of the nature, a
week and month by month, and ..... spectacular panorama or the terraces
finally I got it. ricefield, rural ambience and the
In October 1982 one of my friend who run Majestic Mount Agung at the far back, for
a travel agent in Bali asked me to handle Bali it is the place of the Supreme God
his clients, they were Italian and speak "The Navel of the World". The sea was
a little English. That was my first time magnificent, clear blue water, remained
to practice my Italian tongue. When I met untouched by modern influences, seduce
them at Bali International Airport, the everyone especially beach and dive
first question I must answer was "where lovers. Now Buitan boast a luxury 5 stars
is the best place to dive". With honesty hotel and some small accommodations in
actually I didn't know the answer, but I Balinese style bungalow.
promised them for the good news the day When we were preparing everything for
after. dive a cordial local man came close to us
I visited my friend's house and meet Bli and gave his own wooden boat used for
Monyoh, a fisherman live in Sanur the free in the hope of us catching a lot of
village on the southeast coast of Bali. I fish. We sailed at 09.00 a.m in calm sea.
knew he was a good fisherman and very About 50 m from the beach we arrived on
smart in shooting fish, diving with his the coral reef where the wave breaks
own talent using very simple dive itself. Under very good weather we could
equipment. see a wonderful underwater world among
We talked about diving places and he told the coral reefs.
me that in order to discover most My Italian clients brought their own dive
enjoyable dive, must visit 2 o 3 equipments because they were the holder
different places of the fascinating of PADI license. While the native divers
underwater world among the coral reefs. used their own talent. Wow, wow, wow,
Mr. Bli Monyoh looked at his Balinese what a great day, we fished a lot (only
calendar to see a good day to go to the selected fish), one thing surprised me
sea. My clients were crazy about dive. that Bli Monyoh got 4 king lobsters. At
The first day he brought us to Semawang 11.00 a.m. we finished our adventure and
at Sanur by his outrigger sail boat. the local man was waiting us on the beach
Located in front of Sanur Tourist Beach. ready with his woods fire, chili, onions,
Dives at a few meters depth was rewarded garlic, salt and coconut oil. We grilled
by beautiful underwater panoramas, table our fish in relax atmosphere on the beach
and trophy shaped coral and sponges, a with nice breeze of the ocean, than
thousand of colorful fishes swim by in enjoyed a delicious gala lunch in cowboy
kaleidoscopic profusions. I am not a style. Wow amazing, we really celebrated
swimmer or a diver, I just sit on the and enjoyed a great day.
boat and prepared the needs when they go Now in Bali there are some exciting and
up. Was a wonderful day. fascinating, world renowned dive sites:
The second day Bli Monyoh brought his Nusa Dua, Sanur, Padang Bay, Gili
companion a smart diver named Agung Toya, Tapekong, Tulamben, Amed, Nusa Penida and
together with them some gun (exactly an Lembongan and Menjangan Island.






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