I am now back in Balikpapan again! I arrived here two days ago, flying in from Ambon via Surabaya on Lion Air (Rp 928,000). Daily reports as follows: 13.06. KM Ciremai left Ambon at 22:00, 5 hours behind schedule. Well aboard the ship, I checked into an excellent third class cabin (ticket price Rp 165,000), […]
I arrived in Ambon again yesterday, flying from Langgur in the Kei Islands. At 17:00 today the Pelni ship KM Ciremai will hopefully take me to Bandaneira in the Banda Islands. ETA 00:00 14 June. I feel that Ambon is not a place to linger for longer than necessary, and serves just as a transit […]
I have just finished packing my stuff for the trip to Maluku, and everything fits inside the carry-on bag, except the swimming fins. So no need to check-in baggage when flying. Tomorrow, 5 June, I’m flying to Ambon (via Surabaya) on Lion Air. ETD 07:00, ETA 14:55. I’m just going to stay one night in […]
I just bought a pair of swimming fins ($45), a snorkel ($25), and a mask ($50), here in Balikpapan. I will bring this stuff on the trip to Maluku next month.
Astrid discovered a small snake in her house yesterday, so we had to come to her rescue to have it removed. I just used a broom to push it outside. Snake lying around in Astrid’s house.