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• Exploring the Banda Islands

  

  There’s still a bit of a side roll slapping Totem around when we head out to Banda, but it’s manageable and we’ve got a bit of moonlight to help us along. Read more

  The 08 April 2013 by   Behan Gifford
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• Labuan Bajo: Back in Tourist Country

  

  We are working our way toward Labuan Bajo, the town at the west end of Flores. There, for the first time in many months, we've converged with the popular touris... Read more

  The 29 April 2013 by   Behan Gifford
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• Wakatobi: Beautiful Water, Troubled Water

  

  We've been hearing for a while about the impressive underwater life in the Wakatobi region (cruiser types, this is probably spelled Wakatohi on your charts, a... Read more

  The 17 April 2013 by   Behan Gifford
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• Visiting a Bajo (Bajau) Village

  

  The first visitor to Totem in Hoga, Pondang, picked Jamie up for a spearfishing jaunt on our second morning there. Motoring his long boat to the outside of the... Read more

  The 18 April 2013 by   Behan Gifford
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• Playing Tourist Around Maumere

  

  There's a deadline for us to get to Maumere and submit our passports to Immigration for a visa extension, so while we could happily linger at Pulau Hoga it's... Read more

  The 19 April 2013 by   Behan Gifford
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• It’s All Your Point of View

  

  We nestled into the south harbor of Saparua, right in front of an imposing fort. Fort Duurstede was built by the Dutch in the 1670s. Read more

  The 01 April 2013 by   Behan Gifford
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• Waiting for Weather in Kota Saparua

  

  We had a mostly grey week of watching for weather to sail down to the Banda islands. The anchorage off the main town was much more flat and secure, so we had a... Read more

  The 03 April 2013 by   Behan Gifford
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• The Beautiful Textiles of Flores Island

  

  Indonesia has a rich variety of textiles produced and used. Just as the archipelago is a kaleidoscope of cultures, the variation in textiles produced (and how... Read more

  The 22 April 2013 by   Behan Gifford
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• The Lovely Islands of Riung

  

  Picking our way between reefs into Riung offered plenty of excitement for Jamie, Hyo and me but was just another day underway for Siobhan. Read more

  The 26 April 2013 by   Behan Gifford
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• Adopted Again, and Taught About Spice

  

  The kindness of strangers is incredible. Once again we find ourselves in gratitude for the great friendliness and hospitality of Indonesian families who have... Read more

  The 10 April 2013 by   Behan Gifford
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