{"id":3927,"date":"2013-04-07T00:19:29","date_gmt":"2013-04-06T22:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/petitesbullesdailleurs\/?p=3927"},"modified":"2020-08-25T01:05:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T23:05:48","slug":"indonesie-halmahera-weda-sulawesi-bangka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/indonesie-halmahera-weda-sulawesi-bangka-20130407\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was (again) gone. A short trip of 15 days in Indonesia. On the program: rest and diving, in Halmahera (North Moluccas) and in Bangka in North Sulawesi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Stage 1: Halmahera, Weda Bay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Three weeks ago, I redid my bag<\/a>again. This famous wheeled bag<\/a> acquired three years ago, which has since become the faithful companion of my travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t $\"My$ <\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>
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\n\t\t\t\t $\"My$ <\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
It doesn't look like much. But as it contains my diving equipment and my underwater lighting gear (flash, battery and charger for the waterproof housing of my camera), it weighs a little. 28 kilos at the start, 29 at the return, once it is soaked in the humidity of the tropical climate...<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"The$ <\/a>
The pier of Sofifi. Halmahera, Indonesia, March 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
At the pier of Sofifi, in Halmahera<\/a>On the large island of the Moluccas (an archipelago located in the far east of Indonesia), he took his place in a red wheelbarrow, with the cardboard of a brushcutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After getting off the boat, I freeze for a moment in the crowd of the pier, in the middle of the calls of the porters who rush on the packages and luggage of the speed-boats.\u00a0A dizzying sensation, exhilaration mixed with fatigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indonesia, I'm there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am exhausted after the long flight from France, the very short night near the airport in Jakarta, followed by a dawn take-off on Lion Air to reach Ternate<\/a>, dominated by the Gamalama volcano<\/a>then the crossing in speed-boat from Ternate to Sofifi<\/a>. But so happy to be here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"Jakarta$ <\/a>
Jakarta airport, take off on Lion Air. Indonesia, March 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"Ternate,$ <\/a>
Ternate, Gamalama volcano. (Halmahera, Indonesia, March 2013.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"The$ <\/a>
The speed boats from Ternate land baggage and passengers at the port of Sofifi. (Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, March 2013.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Now, for me, it's easy. A guy from Weda Resort<\/a>I was greeted by the person I contacted before my departure and he took care of everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He takes me to the air-conditioned car that is waiting for me on the disgusting parking lot of the Sofifi landing stage, strewn with plastic waste - bags, bottles, wrappers, cups - scattered to the four winds. Forget the clich\u00e9s of paradise islands that you have in mind... This is also Indonesia. Here, we do not care about the consequences on the environment. For the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"The$ <\/a>
The parking at the Sofifi landing stage is littered with rubbish and plastics. (Halmahera, Indonesia, March 2013.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
We still have about 3 hours and a half of road, in the jungle, from village to village, until the superb bay of Weda, on the other side of the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"The$ <\/a>
Halmahera jungle, drowned in a heat haze (Indonesia, March 2013.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"The$ <\/a>
The road stretches through the jungle and over rivers, between the port of Sofifi and Weda Bay (Halmahera, Indonesia, March 2013.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"The$ <\/a>
The Weda Bay Resort, finally! (Halmahera, Maluku, Indonesia, March 2013.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Here I am in Halmahera, first stage of my journey. I discover. I have never been here before. I love it already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Weda Bay, the dives will be beautiful and peaceful. Quiet days, disconnected from the rest of the world. Pure happiness...<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stage 2: North Sulawesi, Bangka Island<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The second leg of this little Indonesian journey, a week later, will be the island of Bangka<\/a>in the north of Sulawesi. Here I know. This is my third visit to the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first time was in 2007<\/a>\u00a0I had discovered the island of Bunaken, the Lembeh Strait and the region of Manado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second time was in 2010<\/a> \u00a0I had gone back to dive in the Lembeh Strait, but then I had opted for the small island of Bangka, not very far from Bunaken, but much quieter and less crowded. During this 2010 stay in Bangka, I had stayed at the excellent Murex Bangka Resort<\/a>, then to the very nice Mimpi Indah<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"The$ <\/a>
The beach at Murex Resort, Bangka Island. (Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 2010.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
At the time, during a trip on Mimpi Indah's boat with other tourists, Italians, we went to a nearby beach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
People lived there. There was an Indonesian flag and an Italian flag at the end of the pontoon, a building under construction under the trees at the back, a few tents on the beach, between Indonesian shacks made of palm leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"Bangka,$ <\/a>
Bangka, Coral Eye Beach. (Indonesia, Sulawesi, July 2010.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"Bangka.$ <\/a>
Bangka. Construction of the Coral Eye. (Indonesia, Sulawesi, July 2010.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
I had briefly exchanged a few words with a young guy from the beach, an Italian, who had explained to me the project they were launching: to build a center to welcome scientists and students in marine biology, to develop a coral farm, to carry out research on the environment...<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three years later, during my research on the internet, while preparing this new Indonesian trip in March 2013, I discovered the existence of a new diving center on the island, named Coral Eye<\/a>. The project of the Italians has become reality. They even welcome, now, tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I sent them an email. It was Marco, the young guy I had met three years earlier, who replied. He remembered our visit and our brief conversation. I made a reservation with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I loved this new stay on the island of Bangka, which I had already loved so much during my previous visit in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coral Eye is located on a beautiful beach, not far from the Murex resort. The beauty of the place, the atmosphere of the center, the dives, the peace of the island filled me with joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"Coral$ <\/a>
Coral Eye Beach. Bangka Island. (Sulawesi, Indonesia, March 2013.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"Coral$ <\/a>
Coral Eye. Bangka Island. (Sulawesi, Indonesia, March 2013.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"On$ <\/a>
On the way to Bangka Island! (North Sulawesi, Indonesia, March 2013.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Mini 360\u00b0 realized with the iPhone from the pontoon:
<\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\nI just got back (sigh). I came back to France a week ago, with my big 29 kilos bag full of tropical humidity, my holiday tan, my mosquito bites and my coral scratches. Indonesia never leaves me unscathed...<\/p>\n\n\n\n????<\/p>\n\n\n\nI took the thermal shock, the jet lag. I had to get used to the cold of this icy spring, to the grey Breton sky. Back to work <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/corinne-bourbeillon\/\">newspaper<\/a> and dive back into the cauldron of current events.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBut I have a lot of memories in my head and a lot of pictures in my hard drive. I will tell you soon, in the next articles, the terrestrial and underwater pleasures of this new trip...<\/p>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\ude09<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I was off (again). A short 15-day trip to Indonesia. 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