To Lengkuas Island

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 15 Oct 2016 22:27
To Lengkuas Island
 
 
 
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We arrive on the beach just before nine and enjoy the parked girls while we wait for our skipper.
 
 
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Sail Indonesia yachts anchored behind Bear are joined by three from Sail 2 Indonesia rally (Beez Neez, Brahminy Too and Coomera), so welcoming to us.
 
 
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Nine o’clock becomes busy.
 
 
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We back out in our trusty steed and laugh at her coolant system.
 
 
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We get to see the parked girls from the other side and the purpose built auditorium.
 
 
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We head out toward one of the many little islands.
 
 
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Being the weekend there are many local tourists out and about enjoying stunning sandy beaches.
 
 
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Simply lovely to see all the granite boulders.
 
 
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A shot of the corner of our bay – Kelayang.
 
 
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Round the bend a ‘one careful owner’.
 
 
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Onward out toward Lengkuas Island, to visit the lighthouse. Nature’s simple beauty.
 
 
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A bit of a water highway.
 
 
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Waving enthusiastically, such lovely people as a local girl passes.
 
 
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We like our homemade ladder arrangement as a smaller girl gets closer to an island than we can.
 
 
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Away to our left more pointed granite boulders.
 
 
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We laugh with the skipper as he has to zig-zag around a pot marker and another full tour boat.
 
 
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A popular snorkel spot, we hope to visit after the lighthouse.
 
 
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Our first look at Lengkuas Island Lighthouse.
 
 
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These fishermen had just caught a tiddler.
 
 
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An impressive sight.
 
 
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The path in through the hard coral reef.
 
 
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Safely dropped ashore and ready to explore the lighthouse.
 
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL SUCH A BEAUTIFUL, UNSPOILT AREA
                     STUNNING, FUN AND CLEAN