Feb. 26 Sailing the Arafura Sea

Located north of Australia, the bed of the Arafura Sea holds a key to the earliest human migrations. Around 18,000 BC, during the Ice Age period known as the Last Glacial Maximum, sea levels were much lower and the floor of these waters, known as the Arafura Shelf, formed a dry land bridge linking Australia and New Guinea. Entire population's easily walked from continent to continent, exchanging language and customs. In centuries past, wooden sailboats from Indonesia Makassar sailed these waters in search of trepangs, or sea cucumbers. Today, the sea is believed to be named for inhabitants of the Moluccas, who called themselves haraforas, or "children of the mountains."

Today, while Julie exercised, I made a sock monkey! I'm making my monkey into a dog! We had a very fun dinner in Manfredi's private dining room to celebrate Tom's birthday. Lots of laughter and friendship were shared ❤️Read more