The Banda Islands
Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Mon 1 Aug 2011 08:00
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04.31.39 S 129.53.86 E
The tour organised for us on Yandema Island was
fantastic, we visited a village where we saw more dancing and we were given
lunch. This was cooked in the ground in banana leaves. The villagers had put so
much effort into our visit; we were treated like royalty. We visited an historic
site; a stone boat, which has recently been cleared as it was very overgrown.
The following day we left Saumlaki after an
unsuccessful attempt at getting some diesel. We had a good sail; two nights, to
Banda. We did not see much of the sun, very overcast and rain. It is the same
here in Banda. We were welcomed in Banda by some of our Dutch friends. This is a
delightful place, everybody wants to do something for you. There is a lot of
history here (most of which does not make me feel proud to be Dutch) and the
food is cheap and delicious. A lot more boats have come in today so it is
getting busy.
Duncan went paddle boarding this afternoon with his
new paddle bought in Australia. (He did not fall in).
We are booked to do a tour around one of the other
islands tomorrow.
  We joined in with most of the
dancing
This is the view from
the back of the boat in Banda
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