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Voyage to Ternate: Spice Islands At Last!

Feb 23, 2025Teddy5 CommentsOn the Roadboats, ferry, indonesia, islands, ternate

Cloves. They came from Ternate and Tidore. They brought war and invaders to the islands. The Sultanates of each are still here, and now so was I. After an extended boat ride. PELNI, the national ferry company, has a huge network of long haul ferries that connect the vast archipelago. Local, short-haul ferries may run…

Running Total Archipelago Lifelist

Feb 20, 2025Teddy4 CommentsOn the Roadhousekeeping, indonesia, islands, list, record keeping, update

Started in July 2024 and updated continuously… Internet is not really sufficient at the moment here in Sekongkang, Sumbawa for a lot of image upload or reliable saving of works-in-progress. However, good enough for some text and a few links to Open Street Maps. I’ve hit a few islands recently, and thought I’d better make…