Into the mangroves between the islands. I know I keep showing that the charts are off, but in this case they are pretty useless!
Anchored in the mangroves, looking east
Anchored in the mangroves, looking west
No sign of humanity other than a distant call to prayer and an occasional engine on an unseen road
Until morning, when we are offered the red snapper they caught, that he is cutting up for us
Selamat pagi…good morning
Trash in the water is a problem throughout Indonesia, but we seemed to sail through the vortex where it accumulates!
Approaching Lasia, dolphins welcome us, but they don’t stop to play
Lasia
Sunset at LasiaSquall
Threatening, but didn’t amount to much
This little guy, on the other hand, turned into half a day of rain
Time to wash sheets!
Visitors
Struggling to communicate…
Bay of Plenty. Surfer boat on left; world class surfing off the point, though pretty small today.
More interesting weather
Approaching Nias
There aren’t many aids to navigation in this part of the world, but here’s a major one on the north coast of Nias.
Rain on the perfectly calm water, anchored at Lahewa, Nias.
Tim opts for a shower
At Lahewa we buy fruit and veggies and have a simple meal (rice and fish) ashore. Back at the boat, some kids swim out. And…more on the way behind them!
We lined them up for a photo, but more kept coming. In all I think we had 20 come aboard!
It wasn’t easy getting the party to end, but here most are swimming back ashore, still waving for the photo.
Hi Zeke, nice to follow your trip 🙂 About the waste patches: when you run into waste could you also add the coordinates with the photo ? and would it be possible to ask others to do so to and mail to me at nina@indonesianwaste.org – any input of data welcome. Thanks and safe travels 🙂 bye, nina
ZekeTheSailor 
Hi Zeke, nice to follow your trip 🙂 About the waste patches: when you run into waste could you also add the coordinates with the photo ? and would it be possible to ask others to do so to and mail to me at nina@indonesianwaste.org – any input of data welcome. Thanks and safe travels 🙂 bye, nina
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