Pulau Weh

    Audrey of BlueAddiction, always graceful in apnea. (Red Sea, Egypt, October 2016)

    Freediving means freedom underwater

    This year I discovered freediving. First in Indonesia, then in the Mediterranean Sea. In English, we say "free diving", in other words freedom under water... I love it!
    Banda Aceh from the sky.

    Indonesia again

    Ten days off. Ten days of freedom. From May 10 to May 20, 2014, I left. In Pulau Weh, Indonesia.
    The Canyon, Pulau Weh. Sumatra, Indonesia. March 2010. © Phil North

    Underwater landscapes

    I'll take you back to Pulau Weh, under the surface, again. More than a month after my return from Indonesia, I continue to sort my photos: huge coral platters, delicate fans of gorgonians, multicolored clouds of fish in the blue ...
    Batee Tokong, Pulau Weh (Indonesia), March 2010

    Beautiful underwater video

    Dive without getting wet in Batee Tokong (Pulau Weh, Sumatra, Indonesia), thanks to this little underwater film shot with my Canon Eos 7D.
    Zero Kilometer, Pulau Weh. Sumatra, Indonesia, March 2010.

    Kilometer Zero

    The place is called "Kilometer Nol". Zero Kilometer. This is where Indonesia begins. It is the most westerly and northernmost point in the archipelago, just north of Pulau Weh, near Sumatra.
    The ice cream shop in Gapang Beach. Pulau Weh, Indonesia, March 2010.

    The little music of the ice cream man

    If you have ever been to Southeast Asia, you will recognize it. The little music of the ice cream shop is the most famous melody and the best peddle in this region of the world ... From Indonesia to Vietnam, from Thailand to Malaysia, we hear it everywhere!
    Mimic Octopus. Pulau Weh, Sumatra, Indonesia. March 2010.

    My house-reef is rich

    At Pulau Weh, most divers come for the "big", the deep, the current. And I, who never do anything like the others, I'm having fun in a few meters of water on the beach, tracking down the little animals.
    Underwater volcanic sources. Pulau Weh, Sumatra, Indonesia, March 2010.

    Volcanic bubbles

    I take you diving among the underwater volcanic bubbles of Pulau Weh (Sumatra, Indonesia). These hot springs are a real underwater jacuzzi!
    Underwater at Pulau Weh

    Underwater at Pulau Weh

    I finally passed under the surface, with delight, in the waters of Pulau Weh. The underwater fauna is dense, varied. The two short weeks of my stay here will not be enough to explore everything!
    Gapang Beach. (Pulau Weh, Sumatra, Indonesia, March 2010.)

    Pulau Weh

    I dreamed, I'm there! Pulau Weh is a small Indonesian island located on the northern tip of Sumatra. The region is known: it is that of Banda Aceh, devastated during the tsunami of December 2004. Pulau Weh is little tourist and famous for its underwater world.