| 24/07/2015 - 27/09/2015 «« page 1/8 »» | 0. day - 23/07/2015 - , PrologueThis year, a total of 45 ships participates in the Sail Indonesia Rally, including us. This rally is supported by the Indonesian Government. The rally has the following route in 2015: Darwin, Kupang, Alor, Wakatobi, Buton, Bau Bau, bomb, Takabonerate (Selayar), Lombok (Medana Bay Marina), Bali (Lovina), Karimunjawa, Kumai, Manggar, Belitung, Bangka Tengah Batam.
The sailors decide themselves whether or not to follow the route.
Indonesia has more than 17 000 islands, among them some of the majors are Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Kalimantan. Its population is over 210 million with more than 300 different tribal nations and 375 languages. There is strong volcanic activity with around 150 volcanos and the variety of flora and fauna is amazing. | 1. day - 24/07/2015 - , Check out from AustraliaChecked out from Australia, we have 48 hrs to leave from Darwin. . | 2. day - 25/07/2015 - , Leaving Darwin behindWe have started our journey with the Rally. . | | | Rally start | Dressed up | Dressed up | | | | Is our engine overheated? | Not really | Our GPS is acting funny next to the warship | | | | Sailing vessels from the Rally | On the radio | Map | | | | | | |
| 3. day - 26/07/2015 - , Darwin-Kupang Day 2Oil sea during the day, dolphins and dramatic sunsets. We could only catch seaweeds.
Daily position: 00:00 12-09.79S 129-59.90E log= 131903.8 . | 4. day - 27/07/2015 - , Darwin-Kupang Day 3Finally we caught a tuna fish and visited the gas drills.
Daily position: 00:00 11-35.19S 127-49.70E log= 132035.8 . | 5. day - 28/07/2015 - , Darwin-Kupang Day 4There are a number of FADs (Fish Attracting Device) before Indonesia and we had to be careful not to hit one.
Daily position: 00:00 11-01.19S 125-52.10E log= 132156.1
| 6. day - 29/07/2015 - , KupangLong day today: sailing, checking-in and welcome dinner.
We had a gala dinner in Kupang with the Tourism Minister and the General of the East Nuse Tenggara Province.
Daily position: 00:00 10-36.49S 124-10.30E log= 132259.1 . | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Customs | Customs | Customs | | | | Kupang | Agriculture | Quarantine | | | | Customs | Immigration | Port Authority | | | | | Gala dinner welcome | Tourism Minister, Governor and other representatives | | | | Indonesian dancers from the province | From Papua | Indonesian dancers from the province | | | | From Papua | Food | From Hungary and Papua | | | | Indonesian dancers from the province | Ti'i langga hat | Group pics | | | | | | |
| 7. day - 30/07/2015 - Today we had a gala dinner with Kupang City Government.
Daily position: 00:00 10-09.60S 123-34.40E log= 132303.4 . | | | Mosque in Kupang | Dragging boat | Kupang | | | | Making gemstone jewelry | Gemstone jewelry | Sharping knives | | | | Sim cards | Dancers | Welcoming ceremony | | | | Group picture | Sasando | Fashion show | | | | Too much chilli | Fashion show | |
| 8. day - 31/07/2015 - Trip to a lake around Kupang. . | | | Cheering | Market | Market | | | | Sellers from the surrounding villages | Local hut | Local huts | | | | Happy face | Geza has given away his hat | Rice | | | | Filling station | Needs to pushed a bit to start the engine | Market | | | | Market | Local bus | Betel nuts, green nuts and lime powder | | | | Betel seller | Local women | Local women | | | | Fishing lake | Fishing lake | Photo, photo | | | | Photo, photo | Photo, photo | Night Market fish | | | | Night Market fish BBQ | Dinner | Buying fabrics for our Hungarian flag | | | | On the stage | Ti'i langga hat from Rote | Dancers | | | | | | |
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