Nature really puts on a show and we were so glad to have a front row seat mate 🤙🏼

Absolutely mate! It was emotional putting this one together. Such beautiful memories with special people we now miss terribly

Absolutely mate! Nothing better

We sure do buddy! Thanks for watching. We miss you!!

Ah it’s always sunshine when you have the right crew around 😉

It makes us miss you all even more!! 🥲

Far out! We didn’t realize that. Sorry mate. We appreciate the feedback and thanks again for watching. We hope you enjoyed this episode.

@@sailingexcelsior Not your fault. My other comment was just a joke of course.

It was actually a lot of fun 😆

Haha! I gave everyone a fright. We love Julie’s comment “full mong”. Miss ya brother!!

So much fun! It was like having the band back together again. We all sailed extensively in Australia before heading to Indonesia and it was so great to be reunited again especially with a new crew mate :)

Terima Kasih 🙏🏼

Nice recap mate. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. There are actually a few crocs in those mangroves so best not to swim there. Yeah I gave everyone a fright but fortunately it wasn’t as bad as it looked.

🤣🤣🤣 no doubt!

Thanks mate. The glue held me together and it healed up well. You wouldn't even know now

We’ll have another one once you guys get over here to Africa !! Hurry up we’re waiting for you 🤣

Hey man hope the theory is going well !! The app is NoForeignLand ! It’s only young but going to be bloody great for cruisers ! Check it out and let us know if that’s the one you’re talking about

@@sailingexcelsior Thanks much, that is the app, I will pass the info onto our friends - a mum, dad and two young boys, they will appreciate being able to connect with other sailing families. Theory is going ok but being out on the water is way better, haha. Should have it all done and dusted by September 🙏, with luck. Thanks again, appreciated, take care, stay safe 👍

Thanks mate, pretty stoked right now. Must be doing something right considering sarah hasn’t had her tits out once 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yep, plenty of reef to watch out for in the Ments but the waves are epic. Such a beautiful part of the world and so glad we went!

Thanks mate. Sumatra is incredible 🤙🏼

Wrong Chanel luv, if you’re looking for bullshit drama you’re in the wrong spot 🖕🏼

Yeah the Mentawais certainly are spectacular and now our favorite pace in Indonesia. Mango bay isn’t an anchorage we’ll soon forget

Yeeeewwwww!! Good onya Peach. Welcome to the tribe, make sure you stay in touch and we hope you enjoy the rest of the vids 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

Haha you’re right ! What we didn’t put in the video was that we had that chat 3 times over an hour same questions, same answers 🤦🏼‍♀️. Mango bay makes everything worthwhile though such a special place !

Thanks for the love guys 🍻🤙🏼

🤣🤣 However in this case, they’re were definitely wanting me to have an Agent 🤣

Thanks mate! The Mentawai's were stunning and we were so lucky to have such great company. Many amazing times had and memories made there.

Ha ha but what's your agent

@malgraham351 🤣

😜 It sure will

🤣 Right!? Yeah, Sambo was lucky and had no nerve or ligament damage. It healed up in no time thankfully

He is pretty great in an emergency situation!

We had many boardings by locals wanting to see our documents and it can get a little tiresome. It’s no different elsewhere but it is good to know the rules and try to follow them as best you can. It was tricky in Indonesia because each place seems to have a different process or young officers who don’t know the rules (making them up as they go) Government officials always tend to be the worst at asking for bribes or charging fees that don’t exist. If in doubt get the camera out 😜 Or at least ask for proof of charges and a receipt

Ah mate! We wish the same. You could always join us sometime 😉🤙🏼

@@sailingexcelsior we are thinking about the best place to do that... warm, surf, plenty of fish...

Sounds like a plan!

Thanks Mal

I know right!? Always dispatch the fish quickly and be sure to use the gaff. Thanks for watching guys. We hope to catch up with you soon!

Man of many talents 🚑

We did mate. If you surf, it has some of the best reef breaks in the world. We know a lot of boats who go through there for the season and then jump back to Thailand. The have the best rendang there too! Our Sumatra episodes are coming up but reach out if you have any questions 🤙🏼

@@sailingexcelsior Life long goal to learn to surf, and the boys will beat me to it I'm sure. As questions come up I'll certainly reach out.

Thank you! Cheers!

It was 4 days for us from Gove, but we stopped over night after passing through the hole in the wall. If you watch the channel we filmed everything from Gove to Indo in our earlier episodes

Hey Bernie, thanks for watching and welcome to the crew! Yeah, we managed to save the insurance money before leaving and convinced our representative to take 6 monthly installments instead of the whole year. If we can give you one piece of advice it would be to head to Indonesia directly from Thursday Island. Our gulf crossing was horrible and if we had our time again we would definitely give that experience a miss. Congratulations on taking the leap! Which route are you taking in Indonesia?

thankyou for the reply, we have been sailing east coast Australia for the past 4 years and been prepping for 2 years working and getting ready for our journey, same as you we plan to check into Saumlaki and we're set on clearing out of Horn Island or Gove, clearing in to Saumlaki, from there we have finally decided to head west as we desperately want to get to Thailand, but they tell us we will fall in love with Indo

@@bernieandpaul Indonesia is a beautiful cruising ground but can also be very challenging at times. There are so many fishing boats and obstructions (so I would avoid night sailing) and a lot of pollution (so be prepared for that). Be prepared to motor a lot as well. The Komodo's are incredible so don't miss them! I believe visas are a much simpler process now so that's good. Thailand is good but very busy and the visibility isn't great unless you get right out to Surin or Similan Islands (Similan can be expensive). Good luck with all the preparations guys and stay in touch. Fair winds friends!

Thanks for letting us know. Panga hey? Would never have guessed that’s what it’s called 😅 We’re so glad you enjoyed the episode. It was pretty shocking to see that amount of plastics washed up on the shore after such a short period of time! Thanks for subscribing 🤙🏼

Haha just gotta get him on another boat and convince him to catch up !! Miss you guys

@@sailingexcelsior looking forward to the next episode! really enjoy watching you guys and wish we were there too. Land life blows

Thanks Anthony 🙏🏼

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks Frank, You're right mate we got lucky to get some great footage out of it especially landing the drone in the fishing boat otherwise all would have been lost. thanks for the message and support mate. Much appreciated