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We will board the liveaboard in Saumlaki, one of the easternmost islands in Indonesia. We'll then sail north through the Banda Sea through a chain of islands and atolls known as the Forgotten Islands. One of the attractions of the Banda Sea, besides us most likely being the only boat in the area, are the reefs. They are absolutely mind-blowing. The coral is so dense that you will be hard-pressed to see any patches of the reef's limestone foundation. Many of the reefs consist of expansive fringing hard coral plateaus that extend from the island or atoll and then eventually drop off into the deep blue. These walls or slopes are covered in sponges, colorful soft corals, and sea fans. Additionally, there will be plenty of reef dwellers like dazzling schools of tropical fish, larger pelagic species like tunas, jacks, and batfish passing in the blue, and juvenile reef sharks patrolling the shallows. It's also the time of the year when the blue whales start their migration south to Australia. Thus, it may be possible to spot one or several from the boat.
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The first sailing trip after the long COVID lockdown — and the best idea for the May holidays. Video by @NesterovMikhail
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While in St Augustine, our generator starting overheating. We needed time to have it cool down to figure out what the issue was. As we were preparing to leave the next morning, we decided to wait to look at it until we made it to our next planned stop that was longer than an overnight. Once we arrived at our next anchorage, we and by we, I mean Andy took a look at the generator. Besides a broken impeller he found a serious issue with a burn that fused the wires together on the main generator switch for shore/gen power. Real life boat issues that you deal with on anchor...
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La sveglia è presto. Non perché suoni qualcosa, ma perché la luce ci sveglia presto. Tra le 7 e le 7:30. Ci alziamo, a volte ci alleniamo, a volte iniziamo subito a lavorare. A metà mattinata facciamo colazione e se proprio è una di quelle mattinate in cui non ingrani, facciamo un tuffo. Sembra di perdere mezz’ora, invece si tratta proprio di pucciarsi in acqua, dare una scossa al proprio corpo, uscire e riprendere. Tempo totale: 1 minuto e mezzo. A pranzo uno dei due smette per cucinare. A volte io, altre volte Andrea. Un caffè (di macchinetta, gioia che non smetterò mai di sottolineare) e di nuovo al pc fino alle 17/18. I giorni in cui il tempo è brutto ci portiamo avanti e continuiamo a lavorare, se il tempo è bello e l’ambiente merita, interrompiamo per esplorare il luogo, fare la spesa etc. Tutto ciò se non navighiamo! E quando navighiamo allora? Nel prossimo reel 😉 A domani! C.
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