A Quick Escape to Clear Waters
By now, I've gathered plenty of stories to tell. Some of them are quite horror and some are really interesting. As I am sitting down right now, I don't really know where to begin but let's rewind to the moment we reached, Biak Numfor which in local language Numfor means island.
Once we unloaded our baggage at our homestay, we were all brimmed with excitement as it looked very beautiful from thousands above our feet. Our guide, Mr John, was planning to take us into his diving hut called Tete Point which in local language means Grandfather "point".
Checking Out Diving Point Tete
The location of this diving point is only 20 minutes from the main airport of the airport, Frank Kaisiepo. It’s only a straight drive to the area and from there, there are so many different landscapes that you can see. It’s such a treat especially if you have never seen this beautiful island living like I do.
Unfortunately, at the time, his diving hut was visited by a prominent military leader from the area. So, we had to check out the other parts of Tete Point called Bosnek/Bosnik Beach. But later in the following day we got a full experience of his diving hut and how it contributed to the locals’ and as a dropping point for the locals.
I gave a worldmappin sticker to this place....
From hivefest10 I brought a couple of 
Also safe to say, I am here pinning quite a bit of point of interest in Papua and there are so many amazing places to check out here that hasn't been explored yet.
That one hour flight didn't really stop us from actually exploring the place. Since it was Sunday, it was an off day for a lot of us & going to the beach was a good reason.
The area where Tete point is located is known for its starting point for either snorkeling or diving. This place is maintained by Mr John and his family. While it looks like a humble hut, snorkeling through this point is such a treat if you love snorkel and diving.
| Tete Diving Point | Someone was snorkeling | Such a tempting water! |
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Bosnik Beach
Since I didn’t bring any goggles with me, I was unable to enjoy the underwater view but I really had fun swimming around the diving point which was located just 3 minutes walk which included the area of“ Bosnik/Bosnek” beach where the water was turquoise and see through.
| Pics from my 1stvisit | Bosnik Beach | A picture taken on my 2nd visit |
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Look at how beautiful this place is!
Unfortunately, sometimes you spot some trash lying around in the area but overall, it’s pretty clean. It was still pretty unbelievable to me that the water was see through and very clean.
I’ve told Mr John that I’d find my way back to Biak as I wanted to try diving and contribute to the locals there. So, finger crossed, I could actually go back there next year. The people are so welcoming, the water is turquoise, with minor exception that every December the weather can get a bit unpredictable.
Here's more pictures from Bosnek beach & the clear waters!
You have to visit Biak Numfor at least once in a lifetime!
This island is one of a kind. Talk about beautiful, exotic, and has that pacific vibe to it. I am the first mapping this on
By the way, this was one of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on this year regarding to Hive awareness in Indonesian (Sept–Feb 2024–2025). You can learn how I managed it here :
 | 𝘊𝘦𝘮𝘺 (𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘤) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍 & 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘳, 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘱𝘰𝘱 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺; 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴. |