Passage from Komodo Island to Medana Bay, Lombok – 14^th to 16^th September 

Distance of 210 miles.  We left the anchorage at 20:00 to head west to Lombok.  The first night sail was for the most part under motor with a couple of brief sails when the wind picked up.  To avoid arriving into Medana Bay in the middle of the night, we decided to make an afternoon stop over at Satonda Island.  This small island seemed pretty quiet with a large lagoon occupying the majority of its centre.  Jennifer and the boys went snorkelling and took a trip ashore to explore the island.  Charlie and Oliver then went diving along the reef in front of Astra whilst the rest of us relaxed onboard. 

We left around 16:00 to continue our 108Nm sail to Medana Bay.  We had the fishing rods out trolling for the last few daylight hours and failed to catch anything yet again.  We went through patches of decent wind throughout the night which allowed us to sail for periods of time.  We arrived into Medana Bay at 10:30am on the 16^th with approximately 15 other yachts in this pleasant looking bay.