Party Adonara Style

I returned “home” to Adonara with a story to tell, some great pictures of a dolphin meeting its maker, and blood stained clothes. What I found was a village full of visiting family from all over Indonesia and people buzzing around making final preparations for the big ceremony tonight. Very few Westerners have been present [...]

Whale Hunting?

In horror I watched water pour over the sides into our precariously leaning boat while the giant bamboo sail whipped and cracked overhead. Men were shouting orders and bailing bloody water out as quickly as they could with small buckets.  Without being told, I jumped from my seat and moved to sit on the opposite [...]

Life in Adonara

A screaming monkey came berserking out of nowhere while I was having dinner outside with Lina’s extended family last night. It jumped on top of one of her aunts who spun around madly trying to get it off without getting bitten.  Everyone else ran for their lives as the evil little bastard climbed up the [...]

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