We're finally getting into the rhythm of getting up at day break around 5am (with the help of the local mosque calling people to prayer)& making the most of the day with an early departure. This morning we had to snake our way back out of the reef and continue the sail ever West. We chose a shorter hop today of 27 miles which meant we arrived at midday with good light making it easier to see the surrounding reef. Lingey bay is well protected as we anchored behind a headland just off a small village. No sooner had we dropped the anchor (on a rocky bottom) then about 30 kids rowed out on canoes and attached themselves to Blue Moons life lines. It's obviously a very poor area as non of the children go to school and they were asking if we had any books, pens, shoes and clothes and not the traditional 'Candy' that usually appeals at this age. They were a lot of fun and we practiced our Indonesian on them and their English on us but after a while they got bored and slipped away to try their luck at one of the other yachts. We dropped the dingy and went for a quick snorkel on the reef and were quite impressed by the amount of fish and living coral that hasn't been destroyed by fishing with explosives!
SUNDAY AUGUST 17th: Anchored in Riung
Position: South 08*24'580 East 121*01'740
Had another great sail with 15 to 20 knots out of the North West and clear skies, we made great time and arrived off the town of Riung around 2pm with plenty of light to motor through the reef. We anchored comfortably in 25 ft of water with good holding and Eli and Joern picked us up to take a walk through town. Really interesting as many of the houses built on wooden stilts and a blend of Muslim and Catholic cultures, however today is Indonesia's national day and also a Sunday so everything was pretty deserted. This is a popular place for tourist to come and hire a local boat to take them out to the small islands to do some snorkeling in the national park.
SATURDAY AUGUST 16th: Anchored in Nagarujong Bay
Position: South 08*30'550 East 121*41'250
An early start this morning but luckily the wind filled in and we were able to have a great sail even breaking out the spinnaker a few times. There were a lot of fish traps to avoid along the coast, mostly old fuel cans weighed down on long lines, however, we did spot quite a few the size of small boats made out of bamboo...I'm glad were not having to do any night sails as these would have been impossible to see in the dark! From what we can tell they use them to create shade that attract the fish and then they have baited, hooked lines hanging underneath that they catch them on?!
We arrived at Nagarujong Bay around 3:30pm and found easy anchorage just off the black sand beach in 25ft of water, the only problem here is the bay is unprotected from the North and so we're suffering from a swell which is making it pretty rolly.
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