Bandar Aceh, Pulau Weh (Indonesia) | Mar 10 -14 (Part 1)

When I inform my boss that I will be taking leave for a diving trip in Bandar Aceh, the first impression was…. Is it safe to go there since everywhere is having earthquake and tsunami. My mom has the same impression and she was really worry. For me, I did not think too much, it just a diving trip. Moreover, during tsunami, divers are the survivors.

The first day we arrived in Bandar Aceh, the taxi driver shows us around the city. Bandar Aceh was badly hurt by tsunami back in 2004 December 26. The taxi driver shows us a boat which landed on top of a house. You can’t really imagine how scary it was back then that the water can raise a boat to that height.


After the first site, the taxi driver brought us to another site. That was a huge metal ship. An electrical generator ship. We were stunt when we saw the ship. It was big, huge, and humungous. The ship was 4-5km away from the sea. Sure the huge ship has done a lot of damage to the locals back then.