Day 98, Year 3: Adunara Island to Flores Island
Date: Hari Jumat (Thursday), Bulan Agustus 15, Pada Tahan 2008
Weather: 40% Cloud Cover but Plenty of Sunshine; No Wind; Adverse Current
Latitude: 08 degrees 13.668 minutes S
Longitude: 122 degrees 45.984 minutes E
Location: Unknown Bay, NE Flores Island, Nusa Tengarra Province, Indonesia
Today was a traveling day from Adunara Island to Flores Island. We had hoped to anchor on the top of what is called the Scorpion’s Tail at the eastern end of Flores, but the anchorage was small and six boats already filled the space, so we trekked on around the Scorpion’s Tail and anchored on its southern side in an “unnamed” bay. The directions we had said to anchor close to the beach but it was low tide and going too close to the beach didn’t look like it was going to work for us if the winds
switch around overnight as they have been. But anchoring further out was difficult and it took us an hour and four tries before we were anchored securely for the night. The whole process wore us out, so we decided not to launch the dinghy and go ashore. But Scot Free II did go ashore and they are staying here another day. Donna found very large cone shells on the beach after we arrived today and she wants another day to collect, but we will leave early in the morning and head to a an offshore
island called Pulau Besar. We’ve heard conflicting reports about the snorkeling possibilities there, but we are hoping that the positive reports are correct and that we will get in another day of snorkeling before heading to the Sail Indonesia rally stop on Flores.
Our daughter Heather is probably starting her three-day walk from Foxborough to Boston about now. I said in last night’s log that Jed and Sam would be meeting her every evening, but that was incorrect. Jed and Sam are going to meet Heather in Boston on Sunday, so this will be Sam’s first experience without his mom. Heather was having “withdrawal” problems, but Sam will probably be fine. I’m sure Jed will be worn out by Sunday, but hopefully he and Sam will have a great three-day weekend and Heather
will have a successful walk. Heather, we are thinking of you. And Jed, we wish we could be there to help you with Sam. By Monday evening here, we should be in a location with cell service, so we are hoping we will get to talk to Heather and Jed and get a first hand report on the weekend.
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