2011 Archive

Togeans underwater I

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

14 July. This morning I moved out to Poya Lisa on the tiny island offshore Bomba. I selected a cottage on the west side of the island, which had a nice view of the ocean. Shared bathroom. Rp 125k per night, including 2 fish meals a day plus a simple breakfast. The included meals seem […]

Boat from Ampana to the Togeans

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

13 July. When I crawled out of my room around 09:00, nobody was around. No guests, no employees. Strange. So I just put the 65k on the table in my room and left. I had planned to catch a boat to Wakai, but the only boats leaving for Togean Islands today went to the village […]

Muddy road to Ampana

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

12 July. I flew from Jakarta to Palu yesterday: Batavia Airlines, Rp 1 million. I took a taxi from the airport and spent the night at the simple lodgings called Penginapan Purnama Raya for Rp 50k. I asked the proprietor to book me a minibus to Ampana in the morning. The road to Ampana was […]

Heading to Sulawesi

Monday, 11 July 2011
Soekarno-Hatta Airport Terminal 1C, Jakarta

In this very moment I’m waiting for a Batavia Airlines flight to Palu, Central Sulawesi. Palu is just a stepping stone though. The real goal is the remote Togean Islands in the Gulf of Tomini. I will only spend one night in Palu. Tomorrow I will search for a bus to Ampana, from where I […]

KITAS II: Day 8

Monday, 4 July 2011
FX Mall, Jakarta

Finally! I’m now done with updating all of my paperwork and permits for this year. I was just down at the Polda Metro (the police) to pick up my STM and SKLD, and that marks the end of it. STM = Surat Tanda Melapor = Report certificate. SKLD = Surat Keterangan Lapor Diri = Certificate […]