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Finding Perfect Togean Islands Lagoon Anchorage #sailing #sulawesi #travel
We find another perfect, tropical lagoon anchorage amongst the reefs of the Togean Islands in Sulawesi, Indonesia. See our full Dreamtime Sail Episode 131 for much more.
How The Hell Did They Anchor There?
In our latest Dreamtime Sail episode we show how we find safe anchorages in uncharted, remote coral reef areas. Sail along with us as we day hop around the eastern peninsular of Central Sulawesi from Luwuk, fighting currents and adverse winds on our way to the Togean Islands. We go into detail on h...
How We Anchor Safely In Remote Uncharted Coral Reef Areas – Series 5 Episode 130
Sail along with us as we day hop around the eastern peninsular of Central Sulawesi from Luwuk, fighting currents and adverse winds on our way to the Togean Islands. We go into detail on how we select anchorages in remote areas using satellite imagery and onsite dinghy surveys with a hand held depth ...
Amazing Salodik Waterfalls of Sulawesi – Indonesia
A short peek from our Dreamtime Sail Episode 129 that features incredible anchorages, super friendly locals , the world’s clearest lake at Paisu Pok, a dolphin escort from Pulau Peleng and these spectacular Salodik Waterfalls near Luwuk. It's all in the one video from the unforgettable Banggai ...
Paisu Pok – World’s Clearest Lake?
This lake’s name “Paisu Pok” carries a deep meaning in the local language, believed to translate to “still or dark waters.” This meaning perfectly fits the character of the lake, which radiates peace and tranquility. Paisu Pok Lake is famous for its mesmerizing beauty but also for the serene atmosp...
Banggai Islands By Sailboat
We begin our sailing exploration of Sulawesi’s Banggai Islands on Bangai Laut with its super friendly people stunning, wind carved sandstone point, jungle fringed lagoons, golden beaches and cascading waterfalls. We then enjoy outstanding local seafood before sailing on northwards to a hidden but ma...
All Alone in Nature’s Tropical Playground – Sailing Sulawesi, Indonesia – S5 Ep120
THIS is why we go sailing. To be all alone and at one with nature in amazing anchorages like the one featured here. Floating calmly in warm, crystal-clear waters above pure white sands, brilliant corals and abundant sea life while surrounded by amazing rock formations and lush, tropical jungle with ...
Anchored beside shocking destruction in Indonesia – Episode 118
During our first three weeks sailing the coast of Sulawesi we met many, many beautiful, welcoming people and saw nothing but the unbelievable beauty of the world’s eleventh largest island. But in this episode, we finally come face to face with the environmental vandalism of unregulated nickel mining...
Sailing Where No One Else Has, We Learn To Expect The Unexpected In Sulawesi, Indonesia – Ep 117
Ever heard of Palopo? How about Lasusua? No? Don’t feel bad because there are probably very few people on Earth who have. They are two very rarely visited towns on opposite sides of the gulf like Bone Bay in a remote area of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia but they’re precisely the towns we’re ...
Living With The Dead In Tana Toraja – Indonesia
The unique and intricate death customs of Tana Toraja have been celebrated for centuries, making them some of the most complex and expensive funeral traditions in the world. Before Dutch Christian Missionaries arrived, Torajans practiced Animism, the belief that non-human entities possess a spiritua...
A Happy Sailor’s Heart In Remote Sulawesi
In this episode we sail, we motor sail and we get stuck with our anchor wrapped up in an old net in the harbour at Tanjung Siwa. Don’t worry, we’ll show you a very quick and easy way to untangle a fouled anchor. After sailing in Greece we have plenty of experience. Then we motor sail again and, fin...
Why Motor Sailing Is Not A Sin and How To Clear A Fouled Anchor
We’re sailing with friends Daniel and Emma on our our buddy boat Lola B in an area of the huge Indonesian Island of Sulawesi very rarely visited by cruising boats. We’ve only scratched the surface so far but we’re already in love with this amazing area. As we move ever closer to the equator the wind...
The Amazing Timber Ship Builders of Sulawesi – Indonesia
After sailing to Bira on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, we explore the world of the Bugis people, once fearsome pirates and the origin of bogeyman myths, now famous worldwide for their amazing skills handcrafting massive traditional phinisi wooden ships. If you’d like access to our live-tracker ...
Where You Can Still Be First Yacht Ever To Anchor At An Island Paradise – S5 Episode 114
We sail to a complex of reefs in remote Sulawesi, Indonesia and discover a great anchorage at a tiny island. Here we are enthusiastically welcomed by the villagers, who tell us we are the very first westerners ever to visit their stunning home. They proudly showed us around their small but truly bea...
Timber Shipbuilders of Indonesia #sailing #sulawesiindonesia
After sailing to Bira on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, we explore the world of the Bugis people, once fearsome pirates and the origin of bogeyman myths, now famous worldwide for their amazing skills handcrafting massive traditional wooden ships The Bugis are the predominate ethnic group on sou...
Our Best Night Sail EVER Island Hopping Towards Sulawesi – S5 Episode 111
Isn’t it fantastic when a plan works. In this episode we take into account wind, swell, current and weather forecasts plus satellite imagery of potential anchorages before undertaking a 110 nautical mile overnight passage to the remote island of Sapuka Besar as our next step towards Sulawesi. The co...
Forced To Leave Indonesia – We’re Out Of Visa – S4 Episode 109
Six months sailing around in Indonesia had flown by and with our 180 day visas fast running out, we were forced to leave the country in order to obtain new visas. Fortunately, we’d found a safe place to leave Our Dreamtime in the care of the villagers on the island of Gili Asahan off Lombok so we fe...
No Drama, No Big Seas, Just Easy Sailing & Our BEST EVER Indonesian Anchorage – S4 Episode 108
This episode covers our extended stay at Gili Asahan in the secret Gili Islands off Lombok's south west coast, an incredible and, as yet, unspoiled corner of the world. We LOVED the place and are really happy with how the episode came together to highlight its beauty and charm. This amazing a...
We’re Reluctantly Splitting Up – A Real Time Update
We rolled back into Australia five weeks ago for a wedding that was worth every mile and to tackle our 200,000-kilometre health check-ups. Rob zoomed through his appointments like a superstar, racking up gold stars left and right! On the flip side, Karen’s journey was a bit more of a rollercoaster. ...
Cruising Life Sailing Southern Lombok – S4 Episode 103
We begin by checking out the much touted Marina Delray on the island of Gili Gede but sadly what we found didn’t really live up to expectations. However a trip to a great local market saw Our Dreamtime well stocked with beautiful fresh food and we were ready to set sail for more exploring amongst So...
SECRET GILI ISLANDS – LOMBOK. Simply Indonesia’s Best Yet. S4 Episode 102
Having changed our cruising plans, again, we made a U-Turn in Bali and sailed our 42 foot ketch back across the Lombok Strait to explore the islands off Lombok’s South West Coast known as the Secret Gilis. Here we discovered why those cruisers that have sailed this area rave about it. We quickly fel...
Dragged Anchor and Beached in Bali – S4 Episode 101
WE RACE TO SAVE A YACHT IN BALI - Anchored at Lovina on the northern coast of Bali, our peaceful day of boat jobs onboard Our Dreamtime ends when the boat beside us dragged its anchor in high winds while the owners are on a motor scooter in the mountains site seeing. With its fin keel already bounci...
After Sailing to Indonesia’s Stunning Satonda Volcano, We Swim in the Crater of Course – S4 Ep 97
Experience the enchanting journey of sailing to the mesmerizing Satonda Volcano in Indonesia, following an unforgettable voyage from the iconic Komodo National Park. This exclusive episode showcases swimming within a volcanic crater, exploring its stunning natural surroundings, and meeting the local...