I am happy that the second engine does not work so good… According to the schedule the arrival time to Bandaneira was in the middle of the night. Thanks to the dalay we arrived at sunrise. The place is worth to remember: a group of green islands. One of them is the volcano (I saw the lava flow from 90-ties). We sail into the narrow channel to reach little Bandaneira where colonial village is located.
In the past Dutch and British were fighting for Banda Islands – the reason was nutmeg – the locals pland it in the shade of the big trees. Before in the revenge The Dutch killed almost wlohe local population (I am happy that my country never had thecolonies!).
Now it is very atmospheric place with many ciolonial residences, old canons and the nice little fortress overlooking the village. Great snorkeling around… It is one of the most interesting places in Indonesia…
