Holiday in paradise

We've just come back from a well deserved break from work; one week travelling around Bali, diving sites we hadn't visited before.
We left Padang Bai and drove to Amed, diving with John at Eco Dive, and staying at Wa Wa We We. The diving in Amed is second to none; very impressive, we loved the Japanese wreck. Lipah Bay is a quiet, black sandy bay about 3km southeast of Amed and home to a 20 metre steel freighter wreck. The wreck sits at 6 - 12 metres between a reef and the sandy bottom and is encrusted with gorgonians, sponges and black coral bushes. The slope down away from the wreck is rich and healthy and fish life here is also good. Pipefish, shrimps, pygmy seahorses and dragonfish can be found in the right conditions here. The wreck is just covered in interesting critters.
After a quiet day and night at Tulamben, we moved up North of the island to spend some time at Pemuteran, staying at Aneka Bagus Hotel and diving with Reefseen.
The guys at Reefseen are brilliant (thanks Chris, Amanda and Adrian). They are home to the world's largest reef conservation project. Chris is the one responsible for helping the locals understand just how and why they need to protect the marine environment, starting the Turtle Project, Reef Seen Dancers, Reef Gardeners and many more community projects around Pemuteran. If you get a chance to dive the north of the island, they are highly recommended.