3rd Day to Komodo Day 67

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Sunrise: 5:36 AM Sunset: 6:10 PM
SAIL THE TIMOR SEA
It is thought that early inhabitants of Australia "island hopped" to the continent across the shallow waters of the Timor Sea. The body of water shares its name with the independent state of East Timor to its north. In the region's Malay language, the sea's name closely translates to "east" for its location in relation to Indonesia's Sunda Islands. In the late 1980s, skilled sportsmen and women raced 1,000 miles by junkung, or outrigger canoe, across the Timor from Bali, Indonesia to Darwin, Australia. Using vessels fashioned after traditional Balinese fishing boats, crews from nine nations started the journey individually and, famously, agreed to finish as one team to ensure the safe passage of all.Read more