Posts about Indonesia

Togeans underwater V

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

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 […]

Togeans underwater IV

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

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, […]

Cap Tikus

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

19 July. The cost of chartering a boat from Bomba to pulau Kadidiri was Rp 300k, shared among the four of us going that way. It was a scenic trip on calm waters. Upon arriving on crowded pulau Kadidiri, only a few pricey rooms was left among the three establishments on the island. I decided […]

Coconut crabs

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

18 July. I had planned to leave Poya Lisa today and catch the ferry to Wakai (for pulau Kadidiri), together with two other travelers (a Canadian and an Indonesian). Since the Wakai ferry doesn’t stop in Bomba, the owner of Poya Lisa suggested us trying to border the ferry mid-ocean using his boat. He explained […]

Togeans underwater III

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

17 July. Another snorkeling trip, although a short one, also in a shared boat. Another free trip sponsored by the owner. Fish and coral. Another view of my cottage.