16 July. Just before sunset, the residents of Poya Lisa went upriver in a boat to see the mangrove forest. A free trip sponsored by the owner. Earlier in the day, I killed time by drinking coffee and reading on my Kindle. I am reading Stieg Larsson at the moment. Mangrove forest. The boat got […]
15 July. Today I joined a snorkeling trip, sharing a boat together with most of the other travelers staying at Poya Lisa. The boat was organized by the owner of Poya Lisa. Only Rp 25k per head. Lunch was brought aboard as well. We saw dolphins on the way back. I brought my camera and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]