Monthly Archives: January 2013

Spice Islands Sailing Adventure 2012 – The Lease (lay-ar-say) Islands

We said farewell the beautiful Banda islands this afternoon in spectacular style, accompanied by a traditional war canoe, a kora-kora, rowed by 20 bare-chested men to the rhythm of gong and drum,  as we sailed out through the Sonnegat, called … Continue reading

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Spice Islands Sailing Adventure 2012 — The Banda Islands

November 21, 2012 we joined the Ombak Putih owned by SeaTrekBali, in Ambon harbour. A traditional Indonesian sailing vessel except for the en suite bathrooms and air conditioned cabins! We were a group of 23 interested and interesting people all … Continue reading

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