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Posted By:
Nickens, Dan
Date Posted:
Mar 20, 2015
Description:
Another trip to Indonesia? Why? Because the owner wants to show his family what a spectacular find it is. The Christmas holidays are a great time for an equatorial escape. With so many unexplored places in the world, I wasn't thrilled about going back. Still, I wasn't going to refuse a chance to fly a new Searey in a lovely place.
Date Taken:
Dec. 19, 2014
Place Taken:
Near Sorong, Indonesia
Owner:
Nickens, Dan
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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The starting place for exploring the Raja Ampat islands is not an auspicious location: Sorong. It is a port town, home to incoming ships and outgoing minerals. Dusty, dirty, poor. Visually it is tough to take considering the splendor just a few miles away. But, you have to start somewhere. At least the contrast is vivid.
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0874 Into Sorong
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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Want to be a rock star? Fly an airplane into a remote area unused to such aerial phenomena. Flying past villages isolated from the rest of the world at 40000' you pass unaffected. Fly by at 400' and whole villages race out to see you.
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Searey Stardom
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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Okay, so flashing by at 60 mph I didn't see the whole show either. I had to blow up the photo to see the welcome. When you get greetings like this, it is only hospitable to put on a bit of an aerial show. Before I left the beaches were alive with the town folk jumping and waving. Now, that's a high even for a low flying pilot.
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Seareys Welcome
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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SuRi was relocating. The captain sent me on my way solo to avoid having to take the Searey back aboard. There is nothing better than having half a day to play while the SuRi plods towards the next destination. It comes with a price: you are really out there on your own, with only a vague idea where the ship is headed. There are storms to skirt, and crystalline waters to explore.
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Protected Water
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Don Maxwell - Mar 18,2015
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""On your own"" is always a privilege. And in this case SuRi would come looking for you if you didn't show up when expected. Even if the Searey's pilot were expendable--and I'm sure he's not--she'd want her airplane back.
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 19,2015
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The misplacing of SuRi's Searey would cause some alarm, Don. It is the most popular toy. I'm sure they would come looking. The Captain can actually track the Searey using satellites. And it would probably give the helicopter pilot great satisfaction to have to come to the aid of his arch-nemesis, the Searey that has stolen his stardom.
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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Before getting to the deserted tropical island, you have to maneuver through the surrounding reefs. The water is so clear that the coral seems to reach right up to hull level. Fortunately it is just an illusion. The shallow floating Searey hull wasn't harmed in the making of this picture.
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Sand Ahead
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Dave Edward - Mar 18,2015
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Hard to believe that our oceans are getting polluted when you see these pictures.
More to come ??
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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With only hours to play, there were too many beaches to explore. Some were tough to ignore.
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Shallow Ending
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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Pisa's tower may be taller, but it isn't tilting in such a spectacular place.
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Leaning Tower of Raja
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Troy iRMT Heavy Maint. Enriquez - Mar 20,2015
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This tower"" looks like its going to be a great lobster habitat sooner than later. 
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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Sediment from a river mixed with detritus from a small town to clash with unadulterated waters. (Man's evidence is most everywhere, Dave.)
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Mud Lines
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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Beaches are fine, but Raja Ampat is renowned for its little limestone islands. They weren't hard to find.
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Rocky Islets
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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A quiet rest inside a rocky lagoon is pause enough to consider how lucky it is to have a Searey for exploration.
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Rocky Lagoon
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Don Maxwell - Mar 18,2015
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Sorong has its own charm, Dan--at least, from a few hundred feet above.
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 18,2015
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That's what I thought too, Don. Upon closer inspection, however, it's best to get in and out as expediently as feasible.
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 20,2015
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There are some places where there is no evidence of anyone anywhere around. And that's nice....as long as the engine doesn't quit.
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Back Woods Jungle
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 20,2015
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Indonesia is a predominantly Muslim country. Like structures used by other religions, it isn't hard to spot the places of worship.
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Downtown Mosque
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 20,2015
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It really isn't hard to spot a big white boat floating around seas where canoes are the only other vessels.
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SuRi Found
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John Dunlop - Mar 20,2015
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Probably easier for them to spot you or rather, hear you...
Thanks again for the superb journey, Dan..
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John Dunlop - Mar 20,2015
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Probably easier for them to spot you or rather, hear you...
Thanks again for the superb journey, Dan..
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John Dunlop - Mar 20,2015
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Probably easier for them to spot you or rather, hear you...
Thanks again for the superb journey, Dan..
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John Dunlop - Mar 20,2015
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Probably easier for them to spot you or rather, hear you...
Thanks again for the superb journey, Dan..
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John Brennan - Mar 20,2015
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I echo echo echo that Dan ! (Sorry, its childish, I know)
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 20,2015
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The Searey sometimes has a serious mission: find a scenic parking spot for SuRi. The problem is how are you supposed to chose among all the possibilities? (Hint: chose only those spots that are deep enough for a big boat.)
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Intricate Waterways
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 20,2015
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An advantage of having a shallow draft boat is that you can get some of the best parking spots.
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Small Craft Parking
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 20,2015
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Parking for flying boats wasn't bad, even if it took a tender to get to it.
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Flying Boat Parking
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 20,2015
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This little place looks like a great cabin that was a little out-of-place. It definitely did not look native.
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Perfectly Small
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Don Maxwell - Mar 20,2015
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Imagine this if you can: a long time ago Carol and I happened on an island almost exactly like this one--except that it was in Canada, the middle of St. Josephs Channel, the strait between Lake Superior and the Georgian Bay. Water from that strait passes through Lakes Erie and Ontario and on through the St. Lawrence River to the Atlantic.
There was a small house on the island, and a woman came out on the dock to greet us. She was a widow, she said, and appeared to be aged.
We asked if she didn't feel isolated out there on her island.
""Oh, no,"" she said and pointed to the southeast. ""Why right out there is China!""
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 20,2015
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Was she a politician, Don? I've heard some Alaskan politicians can see Russia from their backyard.
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Don Maxwell - Mar 21,2015
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Different kind of vision, Dan. One is metaphorical--Vision with a capital V. The other--well, that would be politics and off limits on this family site.
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Nickens, Dan - Mar 20,2015
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If you are averse to high altitudes, there are passes between the rocks (and, avoiding high altitudes is a definite plus for the divers).
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Rocky Pass
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