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...
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...
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...
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...
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...