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  • Komodo Dragons, Manta Rays and more

    Komodo Dragons, Manta Rays and more

    In May we continued adventuring south. We visited the Blue Lagoon at Labengke and had a lovely refreshing (even got cold!) swim. After an overnight sail, we arrived at Wangi Wangi, in Wakatobi National Park. We docked at a free marina, and ended up staying for a week! Yes, free marina. No power or water,… Read more

  • April happenings

    April happenings

    Our first stop back in Indonesia was Pulau Kawio. We rested for a few days and snorkeled to the beach to play Kubb with rocks. We saw dolphins pass by while at anchor. We checked in to Indonesia at Bitung, Sulawesi. It was an all day affair, from 9 am to 7:30 pm. While in… Read more

  • Better a bleeding heart than none at all.

    Better a bleeding heart than none at all.

    Just a heads up that this post will talk about the current government of the USA. I know that can be triggering for many people, so you decide if now is a good time to read on or not. My dad, Tom Pratt, died of pancreatic cancer in 2006. There were six weeks between his… Read more

  • Filipino grocery stores

    Filipino grocery stores

    Once when I was in the NCCC grocery store in Babak, a song came on and all the workers started doing a choreographed dance. How joyful! Some things I think are so ingenious about the grocery stores here: plastic bags come with an extra bit of plastic so you can tie the bag shut without… Read more

  • Holiday Oceanview Marina

    Holiday Oceanview Marina

    HOV has been our home for the past 5 weeks. It is a lovely and unique place. First of all, it has no website, and the only way I found out how to get a hold of Dina, the manager, was word-of-mouth from another cruiser. Dina is super helpful and kind. We chose to come… Read more

  • China (kids’ perspectives)

    China (kids’ perspectives)

    Tomu: It was cool to explore our ancestral home and see the photos that were on the wall before. There was a big room in the middle, and it was symmetrical on either side. It felt bigger than our house in Tacoma, but that might have been because I have been living on a boat.… Read more