24 July. I have started on the long journey towards Manado. First leg of the trip is the boat trip from Malenge to Wakai at 06:00. And then killing time in Wakai before the ferry to Gorontalo leaves in the evening. The ferry to Gorontalo finally left around 20:00, a couple of hours delayed. I […]
23 July. Last day at Malenge Indah, and last swim in the sea. After lunch, the Spanish math teacher and I were boat-transported from Malenge Indah Cottages to Malenge village, where we stayed the night at a place also called Malenge Indah, situated over the water. Same owner as the place on the beach. We […]
22 July. The Spanish math teacher and I chartered a boat for a short snorkeling trip today, but it was a bit disappointing. Most of the coral was dead. Much more interesting was the school of big Napoleonfish I observed after we returned from the trip, just off the beach. I counted 12 individual specimens. […]
21 July. The Danish couple left for pulau Kadidiri today, so it is only me and the Spanish math teacher left here, apart from the 3 employees. More snorkeling and reading. There is no electricity here, only a generator that runs for a few hours in the evening, if there is gasoline, that is. There […]
20 July. Malenge Indah seems to be a rather isolated place. It is 45 minutes by boat from Malenge village, and during a walking trip today I saw only one bamboo house nearby, on a clearing in the forest. Here they also include two fish meals a day plus a simple breakfast in the price, […]