Indonesia - Another glimpse at Tobelo

This was our second visit, thus “another” glimpse, at the town of Tobelo and surrounds. We found our friend, Yus, at Tourism, again. He helped organize for us a dive tour off 2 of the nearby islets and another tour with a walk to beautiful Sapoli twin waterfalls, and a delicious picnic lunch at water’s edge. Later that day, we also drove to an overlook to see Lake Duma-Galeta, one of many freshwater lakes on Halmahera Island. Thanks to Yus, we were invited to the opening ceremony and VIP dinner given by the Regent, for the Festival of Gemstones, a week-long fair featuring the semi-precious gemstones found around Halmehara Island. We would like to thank the Regent of North Halmehara for inviting us to the dinner, and especially to Yus, who organized the tours and helped us with translations and other services during our visit. Filmed in September 2014.