This will be my last post until I reach Reunion Island, east of Madagascar. We are weighing anchor on Sunday to sail away from Bali and cross the entire Indian Ocean. We've been working hard to get the ship ready and to learn the ropes and we're all pretty excited to finally get sailing. There will be much more to learn once we're under way. The trip to Reunion is expected to take up to 35 days so it will be a while before I post any more updates.
Bali has been an experience. It is a place of great contrast, on one hand there are crowded cities and the chaos that goes with that and incredibly beautiful countryside. The people are very friendly and very spiritual but they will take advantage of you in a heartbeat if you're not a strong negotiator. My biggest disappointment is that it's such a beautiful place but it's covered with litter. I have seen some amazing places though.
This is the Southern shoreline of Nusa Lembongan island, east of Bali
I'm sure I'll have a few stories to tell after spending 35 days at sea. So far my longest time at sea has been 5 days doing the Newport to Bermuda race on Lugnuts. Look for new posts in a month or so. Until then, farewell!
Nice job on this blog Scott. You put in a lot of work on this one. We enjoyed all the pictures and explanations. We sure wouldn't have had a clue what all that stuff was called. Thank you for all of that. Have a safe voyage accross the Indian Ocean
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