Kanawa Island
Our sleep wasn’t so good last night as in the middle of the night the wind was blowing strongly and made the ship moved to the right and left but we were too sleepy to come out from our bed … Continue reading Kanawa Island
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Long Beach, Taka Makassar and chasing Manta
Nothing beats waking up to a view from a boat and had yummie breakfast with people you love with a view of Padar Island. This is why I love sailing in Komodi island. The experience is different Vs if you … Continue reading Long Beach, Taka Makassar and chasing Manta
Hiking in Kelor-Rinca-Padar Island and meet with the Dragons
We started sailing at 10am and our first destination is Pulau Kelor and Teluk Menjarite. I didn’t go to these 2 places on my first trip to Komodo island. Pulau Kelor and Teluk Menjarite Kelor is a small island located … Continue reading Hiking in Kelor-Rinca-Padar Island and meet with the Dragons
Getting ready to Sail Komodo National Park
Good Morning! I feel a sense of dejavu and elated that we are going to spend 3 days liveaboard in Komodo National Park. We woke up to a sunny day and a nice view from our terrace. Our Hotel Jeffry, … Continue reading Getting ready to Sail Komodo National Park
Our Fantastic Boat Crew
I would like to make a special post to these people who have made our trip so memorable and enjoyable 🙂 Captain Lutfi and his 2 crews plus Stefan our Guide.Picture is taken by Jeffry Buana, our local agent in Labuan Bajo who arranged everything for us. Stefan our guide who never changed clothes during the trip, and never wore shoes while trekking both rinca and komodo island, (I reckon he will have blisters if he wears shoes). Stefan deeply committed to his job to the end, constantly checking the airport for our return flight to Bali. if it wasn’t … Continue reading Our Fantastic Boat Crew
Our last day on the boat
One memorable conversation when waking up this morning: Fanny: *Duk! I bumped my head as I climbed the stairs upFanny: Where are the butterflies?Boat Crew: *Waking up and hurriedly getting ready*Stefan: *Immediately come to sitting position* Good Morning MissFanny: Where are the butterflies?Sari: What do you mean butterflies?Fanny: What? Did I say butterflies. I meant Dolphins. Didn’t Stefan told us yesterday we would be able to see dolphins in the morningStefan: *Panicking, quickly standing up and looking around for dolphins on the sea lol* This is a view of Taka Makasar we couldn’t visit because it was already high tide … Continue reading Our last day on the boat
Kalong Island
From pink beach we sailed to Kalong island where the boat would berth for the night. Just after dawn we saw a herd of bats, a lot of them coming out from their nest in the island to fly in the sky looking for food. Too bad my camera can not capture them because it was too dark. Continue reading Kalong Island
Waking up in a boat
Priceless memory To wake up and then walked straight to our lounge chairs. Looking at how peaceful is the ocean in the morning. When the crew saw we have woken up, they immediately got ready and before we knew it we were served with Pisang Goreng and coffee. Life is beautiful on the sea, indeed. Continue reading Waking up in a boat
RINCA ISLAND
It started raining when we arrived in Rinca. We were lucky another boat bringing tourists had spare rain jackets for us. Now instead of Beach Goddess, we looked like Sponge Bobs in green spotlight color lol. We met with the dragons right away when we walked to the main house. Guide 1: Yes Ladies, you can take pictures nowUs: What picture? Why do we need to take our picture here? Nothing special about the house behind us, Guide 1: *still insisting, now gesturing to the right*Us: * peering closely, still wondering why the guide insisted so much and then we … Continue reading RINCA ISLAND
Our Lunch
Who would’ve thought that the ship crews are really good at cooking. After snorkeling in Bidadari Island we hopped back to the boat and found that lunch is ready, and the food is DELICIOUSLY GOOD! After lunch we sailed to Rinca and the wave were strong. Sari and I regretted eating too much and retreated to our rooms lol. Continue reading Our Lunch