Time start: 1700 | Time finish: 16/3 1300 | Engine hrs: 2091.0 – 2124.0 | No alternator | 2,500 RPM
Coastal cruise from Benkulu down. Near miss with a tug pulling a giant barge, which only had dim flashing red light. Adam sailed nice and close past a cheering fishing boat as well. It rained a lot, on and off, but no major squalls like in the Mentawais. Generally uneventful motoring with intervals of sailing. No cell reception for most of it. Raining on approach to Krakatau. Old Krakatoa on starboard, Anak Krakatoa on port. Deep until you curve around to southeast side, where a very calm, wide black sand beach awaits your dinghy and 18m contour awaits your anchor. We anchor close enough to swim in, but take the surfboards. Climb to the top of the cone. Very cool experience.