For a western person who’s never spent any time exploring Asian cultures, the principles of “eastern philosophy” are elusive and foreign such that it makes little sense to try to understand them or embrace them. It’s possible, maybe even normal, … Continue reading
Over the past few weeks, we’ve grown accustomed to the quiet anchorages and rural villages in the undeveloped parts of Indonesia that few people ever think about, let alone visit. From our new position here on Gili Trawanga, one of … Continue reading
It’s not easy to imagine a city without land – go ahead and try. Yet that’s exactly what we’ve stumbled across here in Bungin, a small fishing village on the north coast of Sumbawa. Instead of land, Bungin has just … Continue reading
Komodo is one of those places that almost everybody’s heard about but almost nobody’s been to. It does make sense when you think about it, given that the island’s fame comes from its large population of giant man-eating lizards, a … Continue reading
With its population of 270 million, Indonesia has more people than all but four of the world’s nation states. That factoid is an easy one to forget when you’re sailing here, partially because there are more than 17,000 islands in … Continue reading
Asia at last. And such a huge cultural change that it’s difficult to believe we were in Australia just 500 miles ago. Here in Kupang we’ve found all the obvious signs we’ve arrived back in the developing world: wooden outrigger … Continue reading
Another cyclone and another delay. When we left Townsville last week, our intended destination was Kupang, Indonesia. It was an ambitious non-stop passage to attempt still inside cyclone season, but we figured what the hell…. not that we had much … Continue reading
Our silence for the past couple weeks is because we’ve had little of interest to report. As always is the case, the weeks leading up to our big crossings are consumed by various chores and prep work. This time we’re … Continue reading
The Great Barrier Reef is one of those places that everybody knows about but, surprisingly, hardly anybody’s been to, mainly because its remote position nearly 100 miles off the east coast of Australia makes it an awkward place to access. … Continue reading
It seems that every place we come across has developed its own unique character traits and often unforgettable identity…. drawing charicatures of our sailing destinations would be a simple task. The Whitsundays is certainly no exception. Like St Tropez in … Continue reading
There’s a saying that goes “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only different types of good weather.” That’s exactly the type of delusional optimistic thinking that any around the world sailing voyage will put a permanent end to. As … Continue reading
It’s been almost two years since we set sail from Turkey and began our dream of circumnavigating. We have to remind ourselves of that fact using a mental calendar – we’re keenly aware that our intuitive sense of time has … Continue reading