Beilitung
Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Mon 10 Oct 2011 08:46
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02.33.261 S 107.40.446 E
We motored most of the way to Belitung, only to get
strong winds when it was time to anchor. We have been here a few days now with
thunderstorms and a lot of rain (this washed all the salt off the decks). We
hired a car and went into town for some food shopping. We also visited an
interesting museum. There is lots going on here with performances etc. We had
some school kids visit the boats this morning. They did not speak much English
so it was hard to communicate.
In Indonesia we have had a new experience; local
people taking photographs of us. Sometimes just on the street or the beach,
other times from their dug-out canoes. They love to pose with you.
Tonight we have a Gala dinner by invitation of the
local government. Tomorrow a tour around the island and on the twelfth we are
invited to meet the president of Indonesia. We all have to dress up in batik
shirts and skirts. Will let you know in the next installment.
  Officials visiting our boat in
Karimunjawa
Our guide and the girls
at the museum in Beilitung
 School kids visiting Sea
Topaz
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