5:30am and BING, I am awake! I wondered upstairs in the hope of catching sunrise! it was a pretty overcast day so unfortunately it wasnt the best but just siting up on deck, everyone still asleep, the boat was still traveling in the direction of Karimata.. But now u could start to see the mountain formations upon the horizon! This morning was beautiful: alone, Just chilling in the breeze, wrapped up in thoughts, heading effortlessly across the south china sea... ...

Day 3! Woke up this morning By Amanda's friendly greetings at 6am! Made myself a cup up of coffee. I felt great! Revived, clear and fresh! Ready for the days adventures. As I sat down with my coffee on top deck i was greeted with a "how did you sleep??". "I slept really well" I responded. "what?!!! What about the storm!." apparently I had slept through the big storm! Everyone except me was sitting on the top deck except me! The boat was apparently rocking to vio...

Day 2 of the 3 week Batam to Komodo adventure... Woke up this morning to a warm light entering the pop up window above my head. The boat was still moving, rolling gently on the sea. The soothing hum of the engine in the background. Feeling fresh after a great sleep I slipped on my sarong and headed up on deck to check out the surroundings. By this time we had been traveling Almost 12 hours straight... What I saw was vast blue emptiness melting into the horizon. I...

So the 3 week trip has finally arrived!!! Its time to say goodbye to khao lak and hello to the new adventures just waiting upon the horizon! Becks, Geoff and I celebrated our last night in Khao lak with dinner at 6 @ 9 :) then a quick econo bucket on the roadside as I nervously await the taxi. Goodbyes were tough that's all I'm going to say .... X x x x Anyways it was p aoy behind the wheel heading straight for Phuket international airport! After the $300us in...

Hey Hey! im back on land and boy is it wobbly! The last night on the Jaya was a big one... for all the Aussies reading... king cup and spoons got work out... amandas red wine was polished off... ricky's irish wiskey was finished... and the scotts rum was licked dry! Qucik memories: - Amanda got 1 minute earful from me :) - tanar went to find the frogfish - scott will never know - big bump on head! anyways we left the Jaya with big headaches, squirmy tummie...