Parapat to Bukittinggi, West Sumatra

From Parapat on Lake Toba’s edge – Indonesia’s largest natural lake – we head south on a crude public bus to Bukittinggi, in Sumatra’s west.

Lake Toba’s Samosir Island, Sumatra

Sumatra’s Volcanic Samosir Island is the world’s largest island within an island.

Spectacular Lake Toba is a volcanic lake in Sumatra’s northern central region, offering tranquillity and a little peace, in crowded Indonesia.

Sumatra’s sultry Bukit Lawang jungle village…where you can experience Orangutans up close and personal!

An overnight bumpy bus from Sumatra’s Dumai to Medan, a short 3-hour public bus trip, and finally, arrive in the sultry village of Bukit Lawang.

Awake for over 24 hours and exhausted finally, we arrive in Batam, Indonesia for the next long road bus journey to Dumai.

What’s it like being a liveaboard on a sailing boat and for 21 years? This sailing journey chapter wraps-up life as a liveaboard.

You learn a plethora of lessons and skills when you live on a boat. Especially, when you choose to live aboard for 21 years.

If you find yourself in authentic Cosenza in southern Italy’s Calabrian region, take a scenic day trip to the charming village of Castrolibero.

Selling the home-built SV Naiad – 34′ Bruce Roberts Motor Sailor – is a bittersweet and emotional moment, especially after 20 years as our home.

This chapter of the sailing journey guides you through Reality’s fitting-out for her maiden voyage.

The sailing journey continues with this chapter landing in New York and ready to buy a bigger boat…