A flavour of the Orient
Rai & Stephie in Asia

Yes i have been whale hunting....mmmm...greenpeace would be proud...aaargh....read below for some detaaaaaaails!

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From bangkok we did a quick pit stop in bali to say hi and bye to stephanie's sister and we headed to the more exciting and less touristy island of flores. Here we snorkelled with captain ghani and with red blue yellow green white tropical fishes (avoiding the jellyfish) and took pictures of large volcanoes from beautiful black beaches.
From flores we went even further off the beaten track to lembata island which gets less than 300 tourists a year.....and this is where the real adventure started. In a remotish village called lamanera i joined fisherman who legally hunt sperm whales for their livelihood using bamboo harpoons...they catch about ten a year so are exempt from the international ban on whaling.....they caught no whale but they did catch three dolphins which made me squeeeeeel....oooh welll it was an experience....
From lembata we hope to somehow get to west timor.....
Promise to add some photos and videos sooooon....stay tuned.....