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Ep 343 | MONKEYS on the Beach, Indonesia, Sailing Nutshell
We leave the manta rays and star fish and make our way to Rindja Island which is claimed to have monkeys on the beach and Komodo dragons. We speed through a pass at 12 knots with Nutshell on idle! We spend the night at the anchorage and spot loads of mon...
Ep 342 | From NOTHING to THIS! Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, Sailing Nutshell
We take Peanut on the long motor to town. It’s a beautiful trip with plenty to see. There are phinisis everywhere! We check out the town of Labuan Bajo which is the jumping-off point for the Komodo National Park and the famous Komodo dragons. It’s a ...
Ep 341 | WATCH OUT for FADS in the Middle of the NOWHERE, Indonesia, Sailing Nutshell
We leave Hoga and start to make our way south to Flores. We travel well and manage to stop in at Bonerate which is a major traditional wooden boat-building island. We check out the boats and then after a night stopover we continue south to Flores. Magnus...
Sailing BC’s Wallace Island, Dodd Narrows & Nanaimo to Tribune Bay
As we sail north from BC's Gulf Islands toward Desolation Sound, we stop at several beautiful harbours along the way. But we'll always remember one particular harbour for something very sad that happened while we we were there. In this episode, we're joine...
Ep 340 | Enchanting STILT Village, Hoga, Wakatobi, Sailing Nutshell, Indonesia
We leave Wangi-Wangi and sail south to Hoga, one of the four islands in the Wakatobi group. The name Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi islands: Wangi-Wangi, Keledupa, tomia and Binongko. There are FADs to watch out for everywhere! We ...
Ep 339 | DEAD BATTERIES, No Power! Wangi-Wangi, Wakatobi, Sailing Indonesia, Nutshell
We leave Tomahu and head for Wangi-Wangi which is one of four islands in the Wakatobi group. It’s a two-day passage to get there. The name Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi islands: Wangi-Wangi, Keledupa, tomia and Binongko. We go as...
Ep 337 | Drama, DRAMA, Drama! Breaks on Nutshell, Namlea, Buru Island, Sailing Nutshell, Indonesia
We leave the Banda Islands and make our way to Ambon Island for an overnight stopover. We then have a very windy sail to Namlea on Buru Island. We check out the town and find some fabulous food to try. The people of Namlea put on a very warm welcome cer...
Ep 336 | Exploring the Enchanting SPICE ISLANDS, Volcanic Banda Islands, Indonesia, Sailing Nutshell
We take Peanut on a fairly long trip to an island nearby where we walk up to the Nutmeg Plantation. We are invited to one of the guide’s homes and see the system of harvesting and processing nutmeg first hand. We head into town and test out the local s...
Ep 335 | A Very ROLLY PASSAGE to the Spice Islands, Sailing Nutshell, Indonesia
We decide to embark on an island tour with the local University students. They take us to a small village and we are given a traditional welcome. We head to a rural restaurant overlooking the ocean and have an Indonesian lunch. We then board a narrow boa...
Ep 334 | FIXING Stuff on Nutshell, Sailing Nutshell, Indonesia
We are now all checked in to Indonesia so it’s time to address the very important boat jobs. We have a leak in the raw water pump and the alternator isn’t working so we have very limited power on board. The weather is pretty overcast so the solar is g...
