Under the sea

So after surviving potential disaster, we did what all rational people do: got on another boat. The weather was clear and it was the only way to get to the island we were staying on.

Some people just love scuba diving. The only vacations they go on are diving vacations. One of the guys at our embassy chooses his assignments based on access to diving. Hillary and I just enjoy it. And don't get me wrong, it's cool. There's nothing else like it. Because when you're underwater, you feel like you're in a completely different world.

And the scuba diving in Bunaken Marine Reserve is really good. A coral wall drops straight down for hundreds of feet not too far from the shore. Indonesia has the most marine biodiversity of any country in the world, so the number of different types of aquatic creatures you see is really amazing.

Between the orangutans, Sumatran tigers, Komodo dragons, birds of paradise and all the things under the sea, Indonesia really is an amazing country to see in so many ways.