Confidently Injudicious
23 September 2015 | En Route Labuan Bajo
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Snorkeling visibility not the greatest, but Dasani had a profusion of mostly little creatures and healthy soft coral. The several Komodo dragons (which are reputed to be excellent swimmers) on the beach in front of us when not fighting were paying attention, but seemed not that interested in getting more than their tootsies wet. Anyway, one of us wasn't worried as he was holding dinghy painter, mere moments from the illusion of safety.
Having now seen ALL the dragons we return to Labuan Bajo for provisioning and dinner at an Eco lodge just south of town. Having again failed tide planning we slog upstream at speeds more appropriate to a sea cucumber. Tomorrow evening should find us (how dumb is that expression? - bet tomorrow evening couldn't find its butt with both hands) in Gili Banta on west side of park to stage for one long or two short and possibly ill-advised overnight sails to Medana Bay on the west coast of Lombok. After dark we'll ameliorate the imprudence by staying offshore several miles to avoid, we optimistically presume, accoutrement associated with fishing.
"I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this." - Emo Phillips
Jack