For a remote location, Dampier Harbour is very well lit at night. The intense lights are huge flames from the LNG plant over on Burrup peninsula. All the other lights are either work boats or from the docks where the iron ore is loaded.
One day we all took the dinghy over to Sam's island. Sam was an Eastern European immigrant working up here who floated over to Tidepole island on a home made raft. Beginning in 1966, he slowly built himself and his cat a place to live on the little island. Since his death in 2005 it is deserted except for the occasional tour and a restoration project. We liked the decorative work he did with the shells. Here is Phil by the main entrance.
Phil by the oven.
The cruisers enjoying morning tea on the island.
Sam's grave next to that of his cat.
Back aboard Basanti there are always more jobs. Here Chris prepares to do a couple of small fiberglassing projects.
Today we stopped at the Australian customs office to begin the official part of preparing for our departure. Yesterday our new Lonely Planet guide to Indonesia arrived and we are all getting pretty interested in our next destination.
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