Is Indonesia Dangerous? | Bima, Sumbawa | Sailing and Travel Ep 357

Bima is the largest town on the island of Sumbawa, a place we were warned NOT to visit by a sailing friend of ours. He said "Sumbawa is lawless and helpless". The Indonesia Cruising Guide isn't much more positive, warning, "Bima is the largest city in Sumbawa. The port is muddy and the city not much better." We went anyway. Maybe the greatest advantage of travelling by sailboat is encountering some of the nicest people in some of the least-likely places. ?SUPPORT US on PATREON, FTBMates or the Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ ?JOIN OUR FOLLOWERS ON DISCORD (It's free!) - https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE If you enjoyed this video, let us know with SUPER THANKS! ?? Thank you for watching! Please COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it really helps us get noticed. Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie 00:00 Cruisers are WELCOME in Bima! 01:00 Pollution in Indonesia waters 02:11 Water taxi, scooter taxi 05:09 Museum Asi Mbojo 07:03 Street photography, Sumbawa 11:52 Bima harbour is full of phinisi boats Contact Johnny and Nani: +62 853-3799-4695 ? USEFUL EPISODES: ?? HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt 1 https://youtu.be/wL7w0lVgthg?si=UrNMbA--RID1RROr ?? HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt2 https://youtu.be/t_WTaS5hbv0?si=ZbTfo9jNaDtrsHIV ?? 5 REASONS NOT TO BUY A SAILBOAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54AUkmuEuYQ ?? HOW WE STARTED SAILING https://youtu.be/lIUB0O5bqRI ?? 5 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A SAILBOAT https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8 ?? HOW MUCH TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/p35rfFOTqio ?? ARE YOU TOO OLD TO SAIL? https://youtu.be/iivHjZYJHCc ?? THE BEST SAILBOAT TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/atYZTniOI04 ? Liz's Top 3 Sailboat Fishing Tips https://youtu.be/4x3KDBDBUyE USEFUL PLAYLISTS: ?TOTAL REFIT SERIES - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr ?VIDEO PODCASTS - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r ? FTB MERCH https://followtheboat.com/shop ? LET'S CONNECT! FB - https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/followtheboat ? All Music from Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ @epidemicsound ? OUR SAILBOAT SY Esper is a 1989 Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch @oysteryachts ?? LOCATION Teluk Amu, Bima - 8°23'30.9"S 118°41'22.4"E Bima, Sumbawa, Indonesia - 8°26'15.3"S 118°43'10.0"E ? FOLLOW US IN REAL-TIME WITH AIS *http://www.marinetraffic.com MMSI - 235026188 #sailboat #westnusatenggara #streetphotography