Rinca Island

Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Sat 3 Sep 2011 01:51
08.47.129 S 119.40.213 E
 
It is not a great distance from Labuan Bajo to the south of Rinca Island, but we went through a narrow channel between islands with about 5 kts with us. An exciting ride. We are in a beautiful bay with high hills all around us. Komodo Dragons on the beach, as well as pigs, deer and monkey's. We were the only boat for a while, but then two others arrived. We watched some dragons fighting on the beach right behind the boat, impressive show they put on. Duncan did some snorkeling, while I followed in the dinghy as the currents are strong here, also the water is much colder. We'll stay here another day and explore some beaches, avoiding the dragons.
 
               
 
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