Darwin to Saumlaki - Photos
JJMoon Diary
Barry and Margaret Wilmshurst
Sat 5 Sep 2009 10:19
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Darwin to Saumlaki - Photo
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  1. Boats milling around
awaiting the start of the 2009 Sail Indonesia Rally
2. We are warned that one
of the main hazards in Asia is unlit small fishing vessels and other such
fishing craft. As we approached Saumlaki there were a series of these
fishing huts to dodge round.
  1. A view of Saumlaki from
the water. The sea is calm in the photo but the long dinghy ride ashore
was usually very wet and quite eventful with fishing nets to dodge and shallows
to work round when the tide was low.
2. We took a trip round the
island and visited a village known for its wood carving. This is the first
house in the village, quite primitive but with a splendid view!
 Children from
the wood carving village. This was our initiation into the delights of
visiting with the accompaniament of the village children.
  1. A lad up a
palm tree preparing to collect the liquid for making arak.
2. A photo of
the still. The palm liquid was heated over a fire and the vapour
condensed through bamboo pipes running back to the hut for collecting and
bottling.
 Our last stop
on the tour was to the major Catholic centre. We were almost forced to
visit there. The options were, lunch or the Catholic centre. We all
chose lunch but instead found ourselves at the centre marvelling at the enormous
monument shown in the picture along with several other statues, still large
but not quite so spectacular, built around a concrete forum. Many villages
join together to celebrate specific Catholic church festivals at this
venue.
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