Just 50 meters off the coast of a town called Tulamben, the US cargo ship Liberty Glo sank. The boat was originally torpedoed by a Japanese submarine during the World War II but with the help of 2 other cargo ships, the captain safely made it to shore off the coast of Bali where all the cargo was salvaged. That was in 1942 and she sat there until 1963 when tremors from the volcanic eruption of Mount Agung sent her slipping into the ocean. She now rests between 9 and 30 meters deep and has become a magnet for the most amazing display of colorful fish we have seen so far. The fish here swim in swarms, you will be slowly floating towards the shore and you're enveloped as they swim around you. The shipwreck is also becoming a breeding ground for new coral. But after a short time at the site scores of another breed, homo sapiens, started entering the water. This is a big dive spot for day tourists from Kuta. All the bubbles from the divers started distracting from my view - there really is not that much of the wreck visible from the surface - so we decided to swim back to our place. Along the way we found a coral reef bed. Not to thick with coral, but very interesting and then ... Sharks! John yells "shark" through his snorkel and we swim towards it. One, then two reef sharks. Then another, or maybe that was the same one just circling us. Funny how on one occasion yelling "shark" sends panic and in another you going running in that direction. 
We had hoped to hike up Volcano Agung at 3,--- meters, but yesterday on the drive up we stopped in the town where we thought we could get a guide and it just turned out to be too difficult. One guide was just too expensive for what we knew would be a 6-8 hour hike and the one we had hoped to find was out of town. We did however, have lunch at his restaurant and met what I believe was part of his family.
This little boy was the smiling face of pure and simple happiness. Just playing with this dog and laughing up a storm. He sat with us while we ate and he and John took turns flipping this little tiny plastic toy, sort of like a top, which the dog proceeded to eat.
On our way out of Tulamben. We stopped in Amed another spot to base yourself for snorkeling or diving on the north coast. Check out the colorful fishing boats that line the beaches here.
