Riung to INCHA thur25aug2011

 40 NM from Riung to Incha village anchorage,so dawn departure using track in on chartplotter to safelyexit thu reefs.lovely sail.INCHA= anchorage 21 in 101 Anchorages of Indonesia book.Incha = little seaside village with little mosque.dinghy ashore for beachwalk.5 other yachts at anchor.

23/08/2011 RIUNG TOWN

23/08/2011 SCHOOL ART-RIUNG

WELCOME DINNER - RIUNG,FLORES 23aug2011

24aug 2011RIUNG SNORKEL TRIP



rutong island snorkelling

 we hired a boat to go to ontoloe island and saw Mbou lizard eating  a goat carcas.


lizard hide




they cooked fish for our lunch



then over to beautiful rutong island-walked around it,climbed it -for great views,had a delicious lunch,and then a lovely reef snorkel(about $10 each).
gala rally dinner tonight.leave tomorrow

RIUNG TRUCKTRIP 23aug2011

RIUNG FLORES 22aug2011

21aug2011 to Anchorage 15

KELI MATU 20aug2011

19AUG2011 TO MAUMERE

18aug Larantuka to ANCHORAGE 15

MAKASAN PADANG-Simpang restaurant-17aug

Delicious spicy Sumatran food.

Nasi ayam gulai=the chicken and rice and spicy sauces with greens,and rhino juice

INDEPENDENCE DAY 17 AUG




choir



Today we went to independebce day celebration.we were given VIP seats.the regents speechwas met by chatter,smoking and intermittant cheering.then a school choir and band did asome great singing.when i got Will,our guide to translate my congratulations to the conducter there was loud cheering from the students.3 pridoners then came forward and were pardoned.there was then a long procession of awards,most with enthuiastic applause.Will prevailed on thios prizewinner to be photographed wit kerry and philippa and the students went wild again.then adrum band and mass karate show.all in aal a most enthusiastic fun morning-so off to find  somewhere to eat.

parade ground

SISTERS OF THE SACRED SPIRIT VISIT HAVEN # 17AUG2011



sister maurisia





sister elfreda





sister Wilhelmina

  Sisters Elfreda,Wilhelmina & Maurisia were picked up by water taxi and came to visit Haven this morning.we had a lovely fun time with them.sister elfreda took more photos than me and also used her movie camera.they were most interested in our yacht,the rally and our impressions of indonesia

LARANTUKA-EAST FLORES TOUR tue 16 aug 2011



orphanage

 local tour-larantuka market,then visit a rural school-very friendly excited childeren,then a local village,then an orphanage where were welcomed bt chideren singing..peter and margie from peregrina nicely brought sweets for yachties to hand to the lovely childeren.we then sat down for cake and drink and chatting.peter then presented our group donation of half a million rupiah(about $50)..lady in charge said we were first foreifn vivitors since orphanage poened 15 years ago.we  all joined hands as happy chideren again sang beautifully-all a quite moving.Another memorable day.

CARNIVAL I5aug2011--east Flores

another terrific day in Larantoku.details and photos soon

LARANTUKA TOWN,FLORES.REGENTS DINNER 14aug



regents dinner dancing

 

regents dinner

 

the king on right



Where are we? north east flores,about under last e in Maumere.
motor sail to larantuka,arriving 2pm.seaside town.pretty anchorage in channel between mountainous islands.
raphael came out in water taxi to welcome us and give us the program=welcome ceremony 5pm,then dinner at regents house.



the regent greets philippa



clourful welcome ceremony on dock,then we joined dance procession up tp regents house.lovely evening with traditional dance,live music and great food(including whaleshark dish),ubricated with glasses of arak.the regent even sang a song and then we did what they called "rockandroll"=line dancing,plus we learnt one of their group dances-the viceregent was very nimble-this government is so relaxed and know how to have a good time.a most enjoyable evening

12-13/08/2011 PARADISE

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TRIP PLANNING 11-08-2011

A day off today.time for early morning photography,drinking local tea,doing trip planning,emails,blog,and washing clothes.we have really enjoyed lewoleba and lembata.

FISHING-LEWOLEBA 11-08-2011

Early morning dinghy ride on glassy water-lots of boats out fishing-this one had 14 men slowly pulling in net.lots of little fish.waiting boats get first buy.all very colourful,and locals friendly.then back along lewoleba waterfront with stilt houses and smaller wooden boats.

HAVING A WHALE OF A TIME 10/08/2011

2 hour mitsubishi bus over bumpy mountain road to LAMELERA whaling village on lembata south coast.the beach has about thatched sheds housing the colourful traditional wooden whaling boats.On the beach was this freshly killed whale.all thru the village,hangig up are racks of whale blubber,with drains to collect the oil,and racks of drying meat-dark=whale,lighter=shark.also drying were various tail & ,fins.fascinating and well worth the rough trip over and back.back in lewoleba we went to markets for fresh tomatos,cucumbers,greens,and bought a box of bintang.