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Pulau Walir
It was a short 20nm sail over from Kai Kecil to Pulau Walir today. The breeze never went over 10 knots,…
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Serendipity CZ382
The route flown by Southern China Airlines flight CZ382 took us over the Wessel Islands that we visited in 2019, and…
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Tual Departure
It was becoming a chore by the start of the week. We were both feeling unwell. I had a fever, and…
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Rationing 1…
We were told that dairy products would be hard to obtain in Indonesia. Yoghurt is a breakfast staple, and we make…
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Tual Markets
This morning we went ashore and walked around the market district of Tual. We were constantly harassed by locals wanting to…
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Entry to Indonesia Completed
This morning we moved right down into Tual harbour and arranged for our entry into the country. We had quarantine and…
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Passage to Indonesia – Arrival at Tual
Our arrival at Tual on the island of Pulau Kau Dulah was on the morning of our 8th day of travels…
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Passage to Indonesia – Day 7 – Kai Landfall
Day 7 of our passage was the third day of our continuous sail after leaving Jensen Bay in the Wessels. After…
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Passage to Indonesia – Trangan Fishing Fleet
On the second day of our crossing of the Arafura Sea on way to Indonesia, we were looking forward to anchoring…
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Passage to Indonesia – Day 6 – Anchorage Missed
We’ve now been going non-stop for 35 hours, since leaving the Wessel Islands yesterday morning and setting off north to Indonesia…
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Passage to Indonesia – Day 5 – Arafura Sea
Twelve hours into the big jump across to Indonesia, and we’ve come over 85nms so far today. That average of over…
