Kosmos Travel Log

Indonesia to Egypt

• West Timor Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
  10° 9S by 123° 34E
  Dec 27 - 31, 2007 & Jan 2 - 9, 2008
  Traditional village tour
• Flores Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
  08° 50S by 121° 30.8E
  Jan 10 - 15, 2008
  Crater Lakes
• Rinca Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
  8°39.15S by 119° 42.9E
  Jan 16 -24, 2008
  Komodo Dragons & other native wildlife
• Labuan Bajo, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
  08° 29.5S by 119° 52.5E
  Jan 21 -24, 2008
  SCUBA Diving
• Bali, Indonesia
  08° 44.5S by 115° 12.7E
  Jan 25 - Feb 8, 2008
  UN conference, island tour, whitewater rafting, SCUBA Diving, Monkey Forest, traditional show
• Karimata, Indonesia
  01°40.7S by 108° 54.2E
  Feb 12 - 14, 2008
  Medical assistance to islander
• Sentosa Island, Singapore
  01°14N by 103° 50E
  Feb 12 - Mar 08, 2008
  Side trip to Hong Kong, Museums, Rides
• Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  02° 31N by 101° 48E
  Mar 8- 18, 2008
  Side trip to Malacca
• Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia
  06° 21N by 099° 40E
  Mar 20 - Mar 28, 2008
  Sky ride, Geoforest Park, waterfall hike, extravagent gift museum
• Ko Muk Island, Trang Province, Thailand
  07°23N by 099°17E
  Mar 28 - Apr 2, 2008
  Emerald Hawng
• Phi Phi Islands, Krabi Province, Thailand
  Don: 07°43N by 098°46E
  Li: 07°40N by 098°46E
  Apr 2 - 4, 2008
• Phuket Island, Phuket Province, Thailand
  Ao Chalong: 07° 49N by 098° 21E
  Nai Harn: 07° 46N by 098° 17E
  Apr 4 - 17, 2008
  Traditional dancing, Elephant ride, Hawng tour, Fantasea show
• Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
  11° 40N by 092° 42E
  Apr 17 - 23 & 29, 2008
  Visit to Ross Island
• Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, India
  11° 59N by 092° 56E
  Apr 23 - 29, 2008
  SCUBA diving, Elephant training camp
• Male, Maldives
  04° 13.0N by 073° 32.0E
  May 02 - 18, 2008
  SCUBA diving
• Port Salalah, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman
  16° 56.2N by 054° 0.2E
  May 21 - Jun 02, 2008
  SCUBA diving, Guided Tour Dhofar
• Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam, Egypt
  25°31N by 34°38E
  Jun 13 - 17 & Jun 23 - Jul 05, 2008
  SCUBA diving, Trip to Luxor to see Temples & Burial Tombs

Today we hit another huge milestone. We crossed the equator at 11:46 am and are now back in the northern hemisphere. Last time we crossed the equator we skipped the silly ceremonies and celebrated with champagne. This time there was no celebration at all. It was just too rough and we weren’t feeling festive. We simply counted down and then went back to what we were doing once the big moment had passed. Some shellbacks we are.

Sea conditions are (more…)

Lat 1`40.7S Long 108.54.2E
We both got a fitful 10 hours of sleep and felt much better in the morning. We decided not to leave until 1600, giving us a full 24 hours of rest before setting off again.

In the late morning a fishing boat came by. Due to the language barrier, it took us a while to realize that someone was hurt and they wanted our help. One of the younger men, named Weren (sp) spoke English the best and became the interpreter. We decided that Eric should go to shore with the first aid kit and Christi should stay at the boat monitoring the radio. Eric hopped in their boat and they headed toward the structures we could see from Kosmos.

The small village had a lovely beach. There is a dock, and just as the fishermen yesterday told us, the water is much calmer in front of the village. Upon arriving to shore, Eric was taken to a hut where a man had a big gaping wound on the left side of his forehead. They had already (more…)

Our good attitude about the “miserable” sea conditions didn’t last long. We were still very aware that it could be worse, but the fact of the matter is it is hard to maintain a good attitude when you are in such misery. Human nature. Sea conditions were identical as reported when we left. The good news is neither of us got sea sick, although (more…)

Lat 5`51.6S Long 112`37.8E
We are anchored at the west end of the harbor on the south side of the island. The island is very hilly, reminiscent of the Society Islands. There are five fishing boats anchored near us in the harbor and three anchored at the opposite end of the harbor. Directly in front of us on the shore there is a line of small, low buildings mostly covered by the trees. The lights from them at night are more visible than the buildings themselves by day. The main part of town is farther to the east, where the shore is built up for a couple of miles. The majority of the buildings visible are large buildings with red roofs similar to the ones in Bali. There are two piers. One is a big pier with a huge ship tied to it and a building made of corrugated metal at the base of the pier. The second pier is much smaller, with an out of place green building with a green roof at its base. Small structures dot the mountains behind the main area of town. There are five large radio/cell/TV antennas. From here it certainly looks like quality of construction is more comparable to Bali than Flores or Timor, but then again, Labuan Bajo looked nice from the distance, too.

Yesterday we spent the day getting Kosmos all fixed up. We are pleased to report that pretty much everything was easily fixed. Eric was able to (more…)