The diving here is really good. Not Sipadan (Malaysian Borneo) awesome, but still really good. The substrate consists of volcanic boulders and coral, and the reefs are very healthy. Lots of fish and small critters to look at, not so many big things but I still saw some barracuda, a couple of giant moray eels, and a turtle. The visibility has ranged from not so great the first day to excellent this morning.
Speaking of this morning, the dive was one of my most enjoyable to date. We descended through a canyon into a cold current and then drifted up along a wall. The dive was simply beautiful.
One great thing about Pulau Weh is that there are very few divers on the island. There are only two dive shops open right now, one in each village. The dive boat holds about 12, and we have had each day's dive site to ourselves, so there aren't walls of bubbles from other divers or many people to bang into.
This place is very relaxing. It feels like I have been here for much longer than the three days I have. All I have to do each day is get on the boat at 9:30 and again at 2. There are two restaurants, and they serve pretty much the same thing. Thankfully the food has been good, and even more thankfully we've been able to get food during the day despite it being Ramadan in this predominatly Muslim country. We've also been able to find beer - more Bintang!
We decided to cut our time in Pulau Weh short by two days, so we leave tomorrow afternoon for Banda Aceh and then Friday afternoon for Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. KL has loads of stuff to fill the remaining 4 days of this so far great vacation.
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