Day 118, Year 3: Arrival at Pulau Medang
Date: Hari Kamis (Thursday), Bulan Sèptèmber 4, Pada Tahan 2008
Weather: Another Beautiful Day; No Wind and Opposing Current
Latitude: 08 degrees 08.665 minutes S
Longitude: 117 degrees 22.356 minutes E
Location: Pulau Medang, Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tengarra Province, Indonesia
We made it here to this little offshore island, but it was a bit of a struggle as we had opposing current most of the way. We had originally thought we would stop on the mainland of Sumbawa at the village of Kananga, but when I talked with Robert on Shirena early this morning, we basically tossed a coin and decided to travel on to the offshore island. We arrived here late in the afternoon, had a chance to catch up with Donna, Gerry, and Klinton on Scot Free, and have decided to stay here another
day if the weather allows it. Sometimes this anchorage can get quite a swell, and if that happens, we will leave. Otherwise, we will spend a quiet day here tomorrow and travel on to Gili Lawang, an island just offshore northeast Lombok the next day. By Monday, we should be in Gili Air on the northwest coast of Lombok. We are looking forward to our stay there.
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