The View From the Beach

Just back from a long weekend in northwest Bali. Returned to Menjangan for snorkeling and a bit of relaxation — two years since the last trip.

Menjangan snorkeling remains a most excellent adventure. The little island is inside the Bali Barat National park and is a protected area. As a result, the corals and the number of fish and other fauna is truly impressive. It’s some of the best snorkeling I’ve done in Asia.

For this trip we stayed at the Waka Shorea resort. Courtesy of a special concession from the Forestry Service the resort is actually inside the Bali Barat park boundaries. No roads connect it, so you take the boat. The resort is built to be very low profile and is almost completely invisible from the water. They profit share with the Forest Service, so part of your room rate goes back to preservation. The photo above was taken from the jetty at Waka Shorea - looking back at the main part of the island of Bali.

Not a bad way to spend the weekend.