Home for 6 weeks

Well then, for those interested in where I'm staying for 6 weeks - here are some maps showing the remoteness and relative size (approximately 3km across) of the island.

Flying into Jakarta, then onto Kendari:

Kendari is on Sulawesi, formerly known as Celebes:

Getting closer, I get a boat from Kendari to Baubau which is on Pulau Buton. Then another boat from Baubau to Hoga, which is just off Pulau Kaledupa:

Hoga, off Pulau Kaledupa:

I've just received my internal travel details and today I finally got round to booking my seats on the Gatwick-Dubai-Jakarta leg of the journey. I leave on the 21st June and arrive on Hoga, where I'm based for 6 weeks, on the 24th, so it takes a pretty long time to get there. Flying with Emirates for the international flights so I'm hoping the seats are comfy for the 16-odd hours I'm on the plane.

My travel schedule on the way out looks like this at the moment:

1. 21st June - depart Gatwick 14:25
2. 22nd June - arrive Dubai 00:15
3. 22nd June - depart Dubai 04:15
4. 22nd June - arrive Jakarta 15:55
5. Overnight in Jakarta
6. 23rd June - depart Jakarta 10:30
7. 23rd June - arrive Kendari 15:10
8. Overnight in Kendari
9. 24th June - depart Kendari 07:30
10. 24th June - arrive Baubau 12:30
11. 24th June - depart Baubau 13:00
12. 24th June - arrive Hoga

Preparations are underway!

Hi all!

So I decided to start a blog to keep you updated during my expedition to Indonesia this summer. Strangely, on one of the remotest islands in the Indonesian archipelagos there is internet and email access (albeit stone-age dial up), so I should be able to update this fairly regularly; I am hoping at least twice a week.

This is just an introductory post for now, but I'll be updating the blog over the next few weeks as my departure date draws ever closer.