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More visitors!
We made a quick trip to Sorong to pick up our friends Steph and Nic. We stocked up on butter, cheese, and chicken breast. The kids spent an afternoon playing on SV Tayrona while we ran errands and cleaned the boat. Sorong is notorious for theft, so we were happy to just stay there two… Read more
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Halloween etc.
We decided to sail 400+ miles to celebrate Halloween with our friends on SV Salty Finch in Waisai, Raja Ampat. En route we stopped at an island called Balbulol, near Misool, Raja Ampat. It was so dreamy there! Fabulous scenery with tall upside-down ice cream cone shaped islands — limestone cliffs with trees on top.… Read more
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Triton Bay – Turtle Cove
We spent about 10 days exploring different places in Triton Bay. We anchored just north of Triton Bay Divers, and I did a refresher dive course there. I did my PADI course in Savusavu, Fiji in 2012, the summer that Riki and I met, and I hadn’t dove since then. (Oh, and I got Bells… Read more
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Where There is No Doctor
I remember in the Peace Corps we got a book called “Where There is No Doctor” which had advice on various medical ailments and how to treat them when there is no doctor in your village. We don’t have that book on board, but we are often in places with no doctor, where the nearest… Read more
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Hiu Paus of Indonesia
A decades-long dream has come to fruition for me! I never imagined it would be with my 3 young kiddos and amazing life partner. Nor did I imagine it would go on for almost 2 hours with only us five in attendance . When we finally got in the dinghy the whale sharks were still… Read more
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Kaimana and the hiu paus (whale sharks)
The kids decided to stay on board, so we took a handheld VHF radio, and headed into town to provision and visit the Quarantine office to get our green book (apparently a necessity to clear out of the country). We left them a card with how to say, Jangan datang! (Don’t come) or Mohon pergi!… Read more
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