Very worth the very long trip from Singapore to Raja Ampat. Three bungalows, one family made up our one week homestay on Pulau Kri. Pulau means "island" in bahasa.
I barely made it from the boat to the village to deliver gifts of clothes and books that we brought from Singapore before a stampede of kids blocked our way on the dock. Luckily there was a covered place where I could entertain with a light English lesson by reading some bits and bobs from the children's books we donated. When it came time to hand out the clothes, Frunty suggested I throw them one at a time. I enjoyed the giggles when I would throw a skirt to a boy! One shirt flew into the sea! It was a fun and silly time with the children of Yenbuba!
On the boat from Sorong to our island. We are sleepy but enjoy a snuggle.
A beautiful bay, sheltered, warm waters and a gorgeous house reef where we snorkeled and saw a black tip reef shark among other aquatic gems. We lived simply in Robinson Crusoe type bamboo bungalows over the sea, when the tide came in. Otherwise it was white, white, soft floury sand. Heaven!
One fishing trip, five delicious fresh fish! Our homestay cook, Ate, prepared the fish for us and we enjoyed quite a feast. No fishy fish here....just fresh and delectable! Frunty and Pit both took turns catching them.
Papa got some very good dives in at this top ten dive location.
We had a nocturnal marsupial visit us most nights. The super soft cuscus was named Manis and loved banans. Very shy little guy but let us pet him.
Endless fun with the village kids in a hollowed out canoe. They were always finding stuff to do and interesting things on the beach to put on their heads or kick around.
Time to say good bye to Ate and her son, Nando. Thanks for a wonderful homestay and all your delicious cooking that was "safe" for us to eat. With very little English or Indonesian between us, we were able to communicate nicely anyway.
The first day, the boys kept their distance. From the second day onwards, these three musketeers were almost inseparable! Having fun together in simple ways. What a great holiday! Thanks, Papa, for challenging us on this one!
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