Captain's Last Resort Christmas Island

Wednesday 19 November Close to Christmas Island S 10° 02.9' E 106° 00.0' Managed the morning walk this time, although I had to avoid several sections of deck that have got very slippery (due to grease, salt and barbeque respectively). Later it came on to rain quite heavily, so that may have improved things. Towards the end of the morning, I took a tour of the engine room which was of course impressively large ...

... Home is the mess I left it in. I put my Australian SIM card back in my phone and after a few initial rejections I manage to get a message from Meryl: open mike night at the Bosun, 6pm. Wander down to the Golden Bosun tavern and catch up with the gang, listen to chilled acoustic folk songs, enjoy some Redback and watch the sun sink into the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean. As incredible as my holiday was, I couldn't ask for anything more right now.

Today Spider was sleeping and i was stroking him and he woke up in a sudden and bite me with out thinking!!! Prudence told me it would be O.K. but i don't believe her! Apparently our ship has gone off track and we are lost!! its exciting but scary!!!

After going to Carita Beach in West Java and confident that I would return to Ujung Kelong (south west Java), I was emboldened to drive to a beach I had "heard" good things about - Pelabuhan Ratu. Searches on the net dint yield much and I would like someday to contribute enough to travelpod to be considered as having well traveled to places around Jakarta. Best estimation, rather guess, was about 3 hours by my car(Toyota Kijang). Taking a 8 seater monster with just me ...

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hello there! i am on the christmas island now... it's awsome ;) hello there! i am on the christmas island now... it's awsome ;) hello there! i am on the christmas island now... it's awsome ;) hello there! i am on the christmas island now... it's awsome ...

... added for a bit more effect. In fact, as a first I had my buttocks massaged too!! The 'highlight' of the torture has to be the guy trying to move my upper body as far as possible in 1 direction, whilst simultaneously moving my lower body in the opposite direction. And all that for 2 pound sterling!! Well, I'm off to lie down and recover...

... water stuff (like several sting and devil-rays and numerous morays). The bat fish were absolutely huge and I didn't realise they grew that big. They also swam less than a foot from us and were unbelievably tame. Anyway, could talk about the diving all day but won't bore you any more. The photos will hopefully come out OK..........! The place I stayed in ('The Sunset') is built where the old hospital was (i.e. where I was born!) and the new hospital is up by the airport. The Trade ...

Première fois que je vois autant d'eau d'un coup! J'espère que je sais encore nagé. Que c'est bleu! Notre arrivée sur cette petite île volcanique surprend tout le monde. Ils n'ont qu'un vol par semaine et ce n'est pas aujourd'hui. Tout le monde nous accueille chaleureusement et s'enthousiasme pour notre voyage. Malheureusement pour moi, ce n ...