The island of Belitung doesn’t make it easy to get ashore. During the night, I was pushed away by a storm and tide. I was rowing hard and from the heart. I have arrived on the smallest island jet -
For a couple of days I was scanning the horizon for a piece of land, but with no luck until today. The small pancakes in the sea are clear indicators that I am approaching the island of Belitung. It feels
Monsoon rain-clouds are testing my resistance to water. Despite being an Aquarius, my skin has become wrinkled as a raisin. Belitung is getting closer. 115nm, more or less.
This is something new! A tanker parked in the middle of the Java sea. If I had seen it during the night, I would have thought that I’m dreaming, but there it was, under the bright sun. Or wasn’t it?
At last, the Java sea has changed its face and the long days of struggling against the current are behind me. I’m cruising with favorable current and wind and heading to Belitung island.
I have reached the shallow part of the Java sea. It’s kind of weird seeing a 3.5 m depth mark on my GPS screen and not being able to see land.
It seems that I’m off the cargo ship highway Australia - China. Today I saw the first ship heading to Singapore. Brotherly feelings.