Shipwrecks, the surf break, was first given the name because of a cargo ship that had run onto the reef there in the 60s. The sea has long since eaten that wreck, but apparently it’s such a regular occurrence, with dozens of ships of different sizes going up there, that the name sticks decade after decade. The most recent wreck is a unique one, though. In 2021 a tug pulling a barge with a crane strapped on top, got caught in the wicked currents that stream between here and Bali just a few miles distant. When the tug suddenly lost power it was all over quickly, the barge came to rest on top of Shipwrecks, yet again. The crane now gives the surfbreak a post-apocalyptic vibe.
Shipwrecks is a heavier wave than we’re looking for, though, so I dropped Ouest off at Playgrounds instead, where her and a friend skirted around the lineup trying to find a wave of their own.
That was easier said than done.
They got a wave or two in amongst the paddling, and came out smiling, so Playgrounds was a success.
OSHA approved construction site.
Chicken satay are cooked up on tiny grills all over town in random places, by random looking characters, and sold for cheap.
Choose your weapon.
You might not guess it, but underneath that tin roof is a restaurant where we’d spend a couple of hours having dinner.
Spotted a little beehive hanging in a tree.
Cleaning up the previous day’s offerings in preparation for laying more out today. In our last post Gail left a comment relaying the story of when she asked a lady like this what she asks for when putting out her offerings. The lady replied, ““OH! We ask for nothing. We give thanks for all we have.” How perfect is that?
Martabak is basically folded dough around various fillings. They can be a sort of dinner item with different meats and veggies and things, or like this stand they can be sweets. The one with chocolate and peanuts was amazing.
Countless small stores, dogs, and friendly smiles from the ladies inside.
It was a busy anchorage that seemed ill-suited to wildlife, but there were huge turtles constantly popping up alongside of us. I jumped in to swim alongside this guy for a while. You can see he’d probably taken a good prop hit across the back at some point in the past. We also had dolphins hanging out in the anchorage most of the time we were there. From the looks of things there was some mating going on. We saw lots of “tricks” like you’d see at Seaworld or something, with the dolphin standing straight up out of the water for long periods of time, or doing elaborate jumps and splashes, followed by a whole lot of rolling around together along the surface. They were undeterred by the jet-skis and banana boats.
