The Sailing Adventures of Jamala

 

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Amritsar

Amritsar

Empty Countryside and Busy Roads It isn't all congestion and pollution. Between the cities is countryside like this, photographed through the train window somewhere between Jaipur and Delhi. The reason we travelled back to Delhi by train is that it's the easiest way...

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Jaipur

Jaipur

Pearl Palace Heritage Hotel The train ride was disappointing to the point of being miserable. It was too short a journey for a sleeper car, and the bed was less comfortable than a sleeping bag on a peat bog. Lesson learned - don't book a first-class sleeper coach on a...

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Delhi to Agra and the Taj Mahal

Delhi to Agra and the Taj Mahal

India's Train System I suspect the modern-day equivalent of the Bletchley Park team would struggle to crack the Indian railway booking system. It required judicious use of a VPN service, tedious trials of booking apps and an awkward customer service interaction to get...

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An Indian Interlude

An Indian Interlude

Batam to Singapore Crossing the shipping lanes from Batam to Singapore isn't for the faint of heart or anyone with a heart condition, especially if, like us, your AIS receiver is set to pick up all the ships in the area, whether stopped or not. VTIS (Vessel Traffic...

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Batam

Batam

Home Alone While Maria was in the UK catching pneumonia, I spent most of the three weeks not lying by the pool, catching up on reading, or sleeping, as I had told Maria I would be. Instead, I decided to take care of servicing Jamala, starting with the winches. A job I...

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Belitung to Batam

Belitung to Batam

Belitung There wasn't much sailing from Kumai to Belitung, but Belitung is a great place to refuel if you're willing to pay a premium. The diesel is kept inside a small browser, from which it is filtered into jerry cans, delivered to your boat, and put in your tank by...

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Kalimantan

Kalimantan

Kumai River Cruise The sail to the mouth of the Kumai River was lovely. We managed to put the ballooner up for the first time in a long time to take advantage of the downwind sailing conditions. From there, however, it's a bit of a slog upriver to get to Kumai, and...

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Bali

Bali

Lovina Beach While most of the rally boats headed to Benoa in the south of Bali, we headed north to Lovina Beach - where the Sail 2 Indonesia rally stopped in previous years. In contrast to seeking the wild party life to be found down south, particularly in the likes...

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Gili Air and Lombok

Gili Air and Lombok

Gili Air The World Arc boats were gathering in Lombok for their onward journey towards South Africa. So. with limited room in the anchorages and no mooring balls free at Medana Bay marina, we decided to head over to one of the islands opposite Lombok, Gili Air. It is...

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Badas and the Buffalos

Badas and the Buffalos

Badas Badas was a disappointment. We stopped here for one night, anchored amongst the commercial traffic while savouring the fumes belching out of one of the ships at the dock. And there wasn't a t-shirt shop (or any other shop for that matter) in sight. The next...

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Rakiet and the Whale Sharks

Rakiet and the Whale Sharks

Rolly Road to Rakiet We believe Moyo Island is very beautiful, but because the anchorage was packed with rally boats anchored in deep water on a lee shore, we decided to give it a miss and carry on around the corner to a more peaceful place where we anchored in 15...

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Sumbawa – Bima

Sumbawa – Bima

Bima Either they have cleaned their act up, or the comments we have heard regarding Bima's cleanliness are a bit harsh. The photograph below, taken from the back of the boat, illustrates three things: the water shows no obvious signs of sewage, the fishermen work hard...

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Labuan Bajo and the Komodo Dragons

Labuan Bajo and the Komodo Dragons

Labuan Bajo This rally schedule has been so packed that I haven't had time to put my fingertips to the keyboard. So, once again, I am going to stretch the limits of my memory to share what we have been up to in the last few weeks - and that's the reason why some of...

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Kaledupa, Hoga and Sampela

Kaledupa, Hoga and Sampela

Hoga The wind was light and blowing directly into our eyeballs as we left the marina at Wanci. So, rather than risk arriving at Hoga in the dark by attempting to sail by doing a thing called tacking, we used Yanmar-san to get us there by the direct route. If there...

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Wanci Celebrations

Wanci Celebrations

Festival time 17th August is Indonesia's Independence Day, and in the run-up towards that, there is a lot of activity here in Wanci. So Nuzri thought it might be fun for us to take part in a celebratory parade. How could we resist? As far as I can work out,...

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Wakatobi

Wakatobi

Wangi Wangi Island Grab a strong coffee - here's a bit of etymology for you: The name Wakatobi is derived from the first two letters of the four main islands. The WA represents Wangi-Wangi. The rest of the word contains the leading letters of Kaledupa, Tomia, and...

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Ambon

Ambon

Jefry's Fish Restaurant We had heard of this place and seen the pictures but didn't really know what to expect. Located just off the coast of Ambon, Jefry's Fish Restaurant - otherwise known as Rumah Makan Apung Emas Biru - is a unique place. We haven't encountered...

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Equator to Ambon

Equator to Ambon

Kawe - Equator Island I wonder if they have this right. The Raja Ampat Equator Monument on Kawe is supposed to be at 00°00'00" - 130°07'28"E - bang on the equatorial line of latitude. But my phone didn't agree, and neither did our handheld radio's built-in GPS. I'm...

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