We sailed to Senggigi next.  This is the main tourist centre for Lombok but it didn’t seem to touristy.  The beach front is mainly bars and restaurants and the main street caters for all – but there was not a traditional fruit and veg market here.  It was a great little anchorage with a really safe and sturdy dock – where we left our dinghy quite safely while we went and wandering around trying to provision.  I bought my first souvenir here Continue reading →

Medana Bay in Lombok was where we all met up for a traditional welcoming ceremony and where we could extend our visas for our remaining month in Indonesia.   The first time we passed by it was very rolly and so we headed for the gorgeous little island of Gili Air for a few days.   Gili Air is one of the three famous continue reading

We left the Komodo Islands and headed to the Island of Sumbawa.  This is one of Indonesia’s poorest islands with few visitors.  There is nothing here of note to bring tourists in and therefore it really has a feel of a time lost and the villages still rely on their traditional laws and regulations   It is drier than Flores and Komodo continue reading…

It had always been one of the places I wanted to visit – and now I was here in the Komodo Islands to see the famous Komodo Dragons.  We actually saw them in the island of Rinca (pronounced Rintja) as there is a higher chance of seeing them – continue reading…>

As we started our westward journey across Flores, we came across a small town called Riung.  It was a good little anchorage with a small restaurant at the end of a long pier so we headed in for dinner.   We were surprised to see other travellers here, as we had not seen many other keep on reading

Maumere is the largest town in the province of Flores.   Flores is the greenest of all the islands we have seen so far.  We headed for Wodong, a small anchorage chosen mainly because it had a restaurant attached to a small dive centre.  We were not disappointed.   Keep on reading.

We all arrived at the idyllic  setting of Kroko Atoll during the course of the day and all dived straight into the crystal clear water.   The snorkelling was good but not brilliant due to in part the dynamiting that has been going on in Continue reading →

We travelled to the next island called Pantar to a village called Kabir.  This village is very isolated and very poor.   We were visited by the local children on boats who loved their lollypops.  The only westerners they Keep on reading

 

Kalabahi is the main town in the province of Alor.  We arrived there after an overnighter from Kupang and were greeted by a local man called Ahmed who organised laundry, diesel and a tour of the area.   Kalabahi, like all the other towns Continue reading →

We left Oecusse at dusk and travelled the 90NM to Kupang, Indonesia arriving early afternoon the next day.  Uneventful sail – nice and relaxed overnighter.  We are taking part in the Sail Indonesia rally which left Darwin the day before we did, so the four boats, Indian Summer!, Site, Chaotic Harmony & Osborne Star from East Timor all arrived a couple of days before everyone else.  We contacted customs and quarantine who need to come aboard the boat before we can officially check in on land.   BUT.. this is Indonesia.  Check-in normally should take around 2-4 Continue reading →