September 12,
2014 Tuesday
We departed
Maumere (Nanganio Beach) at 0800 hrs enroute to Marole (08-30.520’ S x
121-47.849’ E) which is 38 nm further west.
The Regency of Marole had invited all participants of the Wonderful
Sail2Indonesia Rally for a Gala Dinner and Dancing. Indonesians love to dance and we have seen
this in every event we have been invited to.
It’s going to happen and there is no way to avoid it as they will seek
you out and drag you into a communal “round dancing” event. How can one refuse a beautiful woman?
The Regency
of Maurole set up a tourist booth which offered various paid tours to places of
interest. The most popular was the three
lakes tour to the Kelimutu volcano which was about a three hour drive from Maurole. The three lakes are located within old
craters and each lake has a different color.
We didn’t go on this tour due to problems with our toilet. I spent the day successfully repairing it.
During the
evening a buffet style dinner was prepared by the Regency and all the local
officials and villagers attended the event.
We escaped back to the boat before the dancing began. Nothing special in Maurole but they do have
large cashew and cacao plantations. One
of the tours went there and reports were favorable.
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