Indonesia

 

Day hopping up to Singapore

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Wednesday 28 October 2015

Having enjoyed a few days in Kajung Selayang on the island of Belitung, Adina is now day-hopping her way up to Singapore. The Kajung Selayang anchorage was certainly busy – we haven’t seen that many yachts since Fiji. Many of the yachts are taking part in organised rallies here and we must say they were…

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Orangutans of Borneo

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Monday 26 October 2015

Borneo is well known for its jungles and wildlife and Susie and I were dead set on taking Adina to see the orangutans that can be found there. From Sulawesi it meant four days of sailing – we have been whipping up the miles over the last six weeks! Indonesia has some very shallow waters…

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Diving in Raja Ampat and wooden boats in Sulawesi

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Saturday 24 October 2015

Leaving behind the ugly port of Sorong, Susie and I set sail for Raja Ampat. Meaning ‘the Four Kings’ it’s renowned for being one of the world’s best diving destinations and was one of the reasons we had chosen the route we were following. First we had to find a safe spot to get ashore…

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Smelly Ports…

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Saturday 24 October 2015

Formalities can be a real bane for cruisers sailing around the world – there is always a lot more paperwork to complete and a lot more officials to deal with than when travelling by aeroplane. We had to sail south to check out of Papua New Guinea at a town called Vanimo which doesn’t have…

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We’re off to Borneo

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Wednesday 7 October 2015

We’re not doing a very good job of keeping the blog up-to-date at the moment! We’ve just enjoyed a few relaxing days in Kampongpasar in Sulawesi which is famous for its traditional wooden Indonesia Phinisi boats built on the beach. For Susie it will remain more famous for discovering avocado with chocolate drinks. We’re off…

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North of the Equator

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Sunday 27 September 2015

Adina has crossed north of the Equator. Given we’re known as a gin and tonic boat it seemed only apt that we offered Neptune a little nip of gin. It was a bit early in the day so an Oreo biscuit was offered too! We’re only dipping our toe in the Northern Hemisphere for a…

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