I was attacked by bugs all night. In the evening I felt a few mosquitoes biting
me, and I woke to a buzzing in my ear.
It wasn’t until I looked in a mirror that I realized had been FEASTED
upon. I looked like I had Chicken Pox
again, my entire body was covered! I was
relieved, however, to later learn that denge is carried by mosquitoes that bite
during the day.
Satyavan and I went into ‘town’ to find a laundry
service. We wandered around a few
streets, which he said were similar to India Northern Jakarta . We then headed over to a harbor containing
very old, very large, wooden boats. They
have been sailing these waters the longest, and now are used as large transports;
amazingly everything is still hand loaded.
Ice cream and COLD water taste sooo good after a week of
nothing colder than room temperature, which is rather warm when you are at the
equator. We both got local money (500000
rupiah) and we were unable to find a single person who spoke English.
Back on the ship, we prepared for a dinner with guests by
completing little tasks and tidying up Mir’s
appearance (mainly the deck and the navigation room). Satyavan and I set up a kayak system to
facilitate easy access to the shore without the use of the small boat; Carol
and Jasmina had a few laughs watching the two of us paddle around squatting
down in the bright blue kayak.
Dhany and Nina came back to the ship with shopping bags;
they brought huge Mangosteens, which are delicious!!
Tonight I plan to sleep on deck fully clothed to prevent
more mosquito bites.
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