2006-03 Banda Sea, Indonesia #6

Pulao Walid

Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006

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Pulao Walid

Pretty little beach.

Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006

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Banda Api

The last eruption was in 1988 with a very large lava flow.

Banda Island, Banda Islands, Indonesia, March 16, 2006

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Arriving

Dock, Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 16, 2006

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Local People

Local people came to see us and our boat.

Dock, Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 16, 2006

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Dock

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 16, 2006

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Child

Local people and children came by to have a look at us during the day.

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 17, 2006

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Local Men

Very serious guys.

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 17, 2006

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Ali, Made & James

Ali and Made are the two scuba diving guides on the trip.

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 17, 2006

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Larry Smith

I processed this photo long after the trip.  Larry Smith is often recognized as one of the best underwater guides of all time. Sadly, he died of pneumonia complications in the Sorong hospital about one year after our trip.

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 17, 2006

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Girl

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Red Snapper

Lutjanus bohar - local fisherman selling a fish to the chef.

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 17, 2006

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Children

Children found the foreign visitors very interesting.

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Mosque

Some of our crew went to the mosque for Friday prayers.

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Souvenir Shop

After a day of diving, we toured the town.

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 17, 2006

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Shop

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 17, 2006

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Dutch Architecture

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 17, 2006

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Local Man

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1852 Dutch Church

A wooden church was built in the early 1600s but was destroyed by an earthquake.  The church was rebuilt in 1852 in brick and plaster.

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 17, 2006

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Golden Orb Spider

Nephila species

Bandaneira, Banda Neira Island, Indonesia, March 17, 2006

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