Timor

Well the wind was pretty light at times so we ended up sailing about 50% of the 465 miles..arriving at Kupang, Timor on Tuesday morning 0700am.  The immigration came to us pretty early as we were one of the first few boats to get there and we went ashore to clear Customs etc. It was a rumble down place, but had a certain charm about it. My crew of Jo and Earl and Murray and Lynn had not done three nights at sea and were, I think, pretty happy to have their feet on terra firma!!

A couple of Bintan beers and a nasi goring or two later all felt we had arrived!!

The weather was blue skies, 29 degrees and just great! We walked along potholed, dusty streets and talked a few words of broken English to people and loved it. The smells the smiling faces.. a good looking race, with good humour and broad smiles. It was very interesting. 350,000 people live in and around Kupang, that’s bigger than Wellington! Kupang is the capital of East Nusa Tenggara and was alive with bimos and motorcycles!

So we are here in Indonesia for a couple of months..so better try and learn a few words!!

 

 

 

 

A great feast has been organised, so looking forward to the smells and tastes of the "Spice Islands"..and the women! See the one that attacted most of the attention of the Salanjo crew!!

Everyone was at the feast...even Willie Nelson!!.  We went for a couple of nights on a neighbouring island, went for a walk. On the way back we had to rescue a local fisherrman who was miles out to sea, with a paddle, and exhausted tryinmg to paddle against a 4 knot current and a 20 knot wind! Didn't like his chances!!