Tag: Indonesia
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Do You Dream Of Sailing The Seven Seas?
#flathal #flatstanleyproject #7seas #geography The Flat Friends love sea days! We can play games, relax—and look up the answers to any questions that have popped into our heads! We sailed out of Bali in the Lombok Strait, to the Bali Sea. Now we are in the Java Sea headed north to the equator and Singapore.…
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Exploring What Makes Indonesia Unique…
#flathal #flatstanleyproject #Indonesia The Flat Friends visited just 2 of the 17,000 islands that make up the country of Indonesia! (Bali & Komodo) Even though they only saw a small part of this giant archipelago (a big chain of islands), they learned so much. A group of local dancers performed on our ship. They wore…
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The Flat Friends Saw The Tide Come In!
#flathal #flatstanleyproject #indonesia #tide The Flat Friends often hear about the tide, but it’s rare to see the change so clearly! Top: At low tide, the water disappears and leaves ‘mud flats’ behind. Middle: As the water creeps back in, you can see two big rocks near the center. Bottom: At high tide, the rocks…
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It Turns Out Bali And Bali Hai Are Not The Same Place
#flathal #flatstanleyproject #bali #indonesia Flat Halena was a little disappointed to discover when we arrived at Benoa, Bali, that we were not visiting the mythical Bali Ha’i. Instead, we arrived at a very real place, full of its own culture and wonders. Even if it didn’t inspire James Michener, it did us! Flat Hal wore…
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Komodo Island was one of the most anticipated stops on our trip.
#flathal #flatstanleyproject #komodoisland #indonesia Komodo Island was one of the most anticipated stops on our trip. Not just the Flat Friends, but countless other guests were eagerly looking forward to seeing a Komodo Dragon in person. There are only about 3,000 Dragons left in existence, and we were going to their home, as tolerated guests—so…
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The Flat Friends Are Looking Ahead To Komodo Island And Bali
#flathal #flatstanleyproject #Bali #komodoisland #indonesia Today we are sailing towards Komodo Island. When the Captain announced where we were in his daily new briefing over the public address system the name he gave for the sea didn’t match our map. This is the same Captain we had for part of our Pole to Pole adventure.…