Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Sulawesi To Papua through the Spice Islands


Exciting, 'The' long awaited trip has finally begun! I have great expectations for the adventure I embark on and I hope that it will live up to them all. I packed this morning with a desert island in mind, that exercise is supposed to tell a lot about a person. But I wont divulge my secrets just yet!
I am here in Makassar with Nathalie, we landed this afternoon at 5pm and we will shortly be whisked back to the airport to catch the Lion Air flight to Manado.

First stop is Bunaken another World Class dive spot. I have had to put my surf board away for a month but there will be many more opportunities for that!

Get your maps out and have a look: Sulawesi: Bunaken, Togean Islands, The Moluccas: Kota Ternate, Sula Islands, Kota Ambon, Banda Islands, Kei Islands and Papua: Palau Biak, Jayapura. There are some pretty remote islands here and the write up in Loney Planet explains that these would be 'The Next' holiday locations, if only it were easier to get here! :)

Traveling through remote Indo takes time and I have 29 days and counting! Wish me luck.

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