Cairns Au to Indonesia

Well I have finally got some good Internet connection and long over due since we left Au. We are now in Indonesia and have been here for at least a month and a half. So I have a lot of catching up. So here goes.

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We encountered a Hugh school of dolphins that where very playful.

They followed us for about 45 mins. It  was lovely lovely to see.

Solstice under sail.

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Another beautiful sunset.

The kids love to be photographed

Entertained by the local school dancers

Tree growing pot of the mountain. Very strange.

Local Ikat weaving.

 The harbour master 

Typical Indonesian sculpture.

Sun downers  with other yachtees on raft dinghies

Don and I whore asked to be speakers for a ceremony for the  yachtees.

Local ferry transportation.

Local transportation.

A fish trap.

Ladies spinning cotton from Kapok to make Ikat..

Local girls all row these dugout canoes out to your boat to say hello and have their pictures taken.

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There  are a lot of volcanoes.

Girl posing with the shell that I bought from her.

We were transported to another Island for another celebration.

Another kind of fish trap.

Fishing boat.

Join in on the local dance.

The chief that taught me the dance.

The sign welcoming us.

The harbor in Lembata .

The lady that i Bought some Ikat weaving from.

Ceremony welcoming us into the village.

A lot of the volcanoes are still active.

Welcoming ceremony, they have cigarettes, whiskey and a beetle nut that you have to try .

Dancing girl from a local school that entertained us.

Ferries that go from village to village.

They were taring the road earning 5 dollars for the day.

Wearing no shoes, no masks and no gloves. Incredible.

That's what it looked like.

We visited a whaling village. This the meat from the whales drying.

Little boy playing with hand crave whale boat. 

Typical whaling boat.

The head of a whale.

These are all whaling boat huts

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More huts.

Our guide posing with whale teeth.

Whale teeth.

Very beautiful boats.

Men relaxing on a Sunday before the start watch on Monday.

Whale bone.

Drying whale meat.

That is an Ikat weaving

More bones.

Sun downers on the dinghies.