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Christmas in Derawan Islands Part 7 - Cave Jumping and Maratua


On Day 3 after breakfast we went to Sangalaki Island, if I remember correctly, and climbed onto the island to hike a little to a jumping spot. The hike was not too bad, but for us city mice, it was not a piece of cake. One of the local guides carried Miss Kiki to the spot. 

The jump was about 4 or 5 metres high into a lagoon. If you don't want to jump, the lagoon can be accessed through a cave. Since Miss Kiki and I did not want to jump we stayed above and went back to the boat soon after. There were waaaay too many mosquitos for my liking, and they were huge forest mosquitos. Fortunately, according to the guide, they were just itchy ones but not ones that carry diseases like Dengue or Malaria. DH on the other hand, was one of the first ones to jump down. And he went back to the boat shortly after to join us.

Getting ready
And jump!







While waiting for the rest of the group to come back, Miss Kiki and DH took the opportunity to splash in the water a bit.  The weather was as nice as it could get. Clear blue sky, calm water, and bright shining sun. The cool water was very nice and refreshing.






We then continued our journey to Maratua Island, the plan was to eat lunch in the village there. We were supposed to go back to the Nabucco resort and have lunch there, but our group decided to eat elsewhere instead.









When we got to the Maratua Island, Miss Kiki and I had the chance to snorkel around a little bit, though it looked totally different from the day before. The tide was high, so what was up to my waist the day before was then about 2 or 3 metres deep. Not long after it started raining but it only lasted for about 15 minutes.




From Maratua Paradise resort, we packed ourselves into a pick-up truck for a ride into the village. The food was very good, with super fresh fish and some stir fried veggies.



Miss Kiki found a carcass of an insect. I think it's a type of mantis but I really don't know much about insects.


Carcass














Miss Kiki insisted that she wanted to sit at the back


Coming soon: Gusung Island

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